HOW EACH MONTH WAS NAMED - 8º/9º ANOS

JAN

January is named after the old Roman God Janus. He was a two-faced God with one face looking toward the past and the other toward the future.

FEB

February comes from the latin word "februa", a ceremonial feast of purification held by the Romans.

MAR

March was originally the first month of the year in the Roman calendar. The Romans named the month after mars, the God of war. Later March became the third month.

APR

No one really knows how April got its name. Some...think that it came from the Latin word "aperire" meaning "to open", referring to the opening of spring buds and flowers.

MAY

The month of May was probably named for Maia Majesta, the Roman godness of spring.

JUN

The ancient Romans named the first month of summer probably in honor of the Goddess Juno, patroness of women, marriage and the home.

JUL

Mark Anthony, the Roman general and orator, named July after Julius Caesar.

AUG

August was the sixth month of the early Roman calendar. It was called Sextilis, which means "sixth". The Roman emperor Augustus renamed the month August in honor of himself.

SEPT

The ancient Romans named September after the Latin word meaning "seven". In the old Roman calendar, it was the seventh month of the year.

OCT

October received its name from the ancient Romans. "October" comes from a Latin word meaning "eight". It was the eighth month of the year in the old Roman calendar.

NOV

November was the ninth month of the ancient Romans' ten-month year, so its name came from "novem", the Latin word for nine.

DEC

December takes its name from "decem", the Latin word for "ten" because it was once the tenth month in the Ancient Roman calendar.

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