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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evileeyore" data-source="post: 1307355" data-attributes="member: 1768">A break down of the originally Roman months.January -- Janus's monthJanus is the Roman god of gates and doorways, depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions. His festival month is January. Januarius had 29 days, until Julius Ceasar when it became 31 days long. February -- month of FebruaFebrua is the Roman festival of purification, held on February fifteenth. It is possibly of Sabine origin.Februarius had 28 days, until Julius Ceasar when it had 29 days on every fourth year and 28 days otherwise. Intercalaris -- inter-calendar monthIntercalaris had 27 days until the month was abolished by Julius to make way for July. March -- Mars' monthMarch was the original beginning of the year, and the time for the resumption of war . Mars is the Roman god of war. He is identified with the Greek god Ares. Martius has always had 31 days. April -- Aphrodite's monthAphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. She is identified with the Roman goddess Venus. Latin AprilisGreek Aphro, short for Aphrodite. Aprilis had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 30 days long. . May -- Maia's monthMaia (meaning "the great one") is the Italic goddess of spring, the daughter of Faunus, and wife of Vulcan.Maius has always had 31 days. June -- Juno's monthJuno is the principle goddess of the Roman Pantheon. She is the goddess of marriage and the well-being of women. She is the wife and sister of Jupiter. She is identified with the Greek goddess Hera. Junius had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 30 days long. July -- Julius Caesar's month (originally Quintilis)Julius Caesar reformed the Roman calendar (hence the Julian calendar) in 46 BC. In the process, he renamed this month after himself.  Latin Julius mensis "month of Julius"Latin quintilis mensis "fifth month"Quintilis (and later Julius) has always had 31 days. August -- Augustus Caesar's month (originally Sextilis)Augustus Caesar clarified and completed the calendar reform of Julius Caesar. In the process, he also renamed this month after himself. Latin Augustus mensis "month of Augustus"Latin sextilis mensis "sixth month" Sextilis had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 31 days long. September -- the seventh monthLatin septem "seven" + -ber (adj. suffix) September had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 30 days long. October -- the eighth monthLatin octo "eight" + -ber (adj. suffix)October has always had 31 days. November -- the nineth monthLatin novem "nine" + -ber(adj. suffix)Novembris had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 30 days long. December -- the tenth monthLatin decem "ten" + -ber (adj. suffix) December had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 31 days long. TTFNEvilE  (a bit of a Romophile...)</blockquote>

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