Months of the Year

Quibot Jean Rose D.

 January

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People in England, calls this month as January, for the Roman God Janus who have two faces, the
one that looks back at the past, and the one looked to the future. Finally, England calls this month as
Wulf-Monath or wolf-month.

 February

Summarizing Strategy Used : Somebody Wanted But So Then

Ancient Romans, wanted to mark the middle month of February with their festival, the Festival of
Lupercalia, which women are beaten for barrenness. So, they selected two youths, to play the selected
to play the leading role, and sacrificed goats and cut thongs from their hides. These thongs was called
februa , or instruments of purification, and should they strike a woman, and run around the city. This
may be the power of Juno, the goddess of fertility, Februaria, and took the name for the month.
Originally, February has 29 days, but is given to August, for it will not be an inferior to July.

 March

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Before the time of Julius Caesar, the Roman New Year began at this month and also their waging of
war. And so then they dedicated this month to Mars, the God of War, and finally it was then called
March .

 April

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First, this month was the month of the flower in ancient Italy. And ‘Aprilis’ was its Roman name
based on the Latin word 'aperio' that means 'open'. But early Britons calls it 'Easter-Monath' or 'Easter-
Month'.
  May

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First, this month was believed as a romantic month, but considered as unlucky for marriage, because
in this month they celebrate the feast of Bona Dea, the Goddess of Chastity. Then, it is also believed that
the name 'May' comes from the Latin word 'Maius' that is derived from 'Maia' the mother of the god
'Hermes'.

 June

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First, the name of this month was believed to come from the Latin family that murders Julius Caesar,
the 'Junius'. Then it is also believed that it comes from the name of the goddess who protects women,
Juno. Since June has always been the favourite in terms of marriage.

 July

Summarizing Strategy Used: Somebody Wanted But So Then

Mark Anthony, the Roman General and famous lover of Cleopatra, wanted the name of this month to
be named after Julius Caesar. But then before the English people adopted the Latin name, they called
this month as 'meadow-monath' or 'meadow month'.

 August

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Octavian, the first Roman Emperor, wanted a month to be named after him. But his birthday was in
September, and selected the month of August. So the Senate gave him the title of Augustus in honour of
his distinguished services to the state. Then the month he chosen became Augustus, which we
shortened to August.
  September

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First, the Roman Calendar, September was the seventh month, and was derived from the Latin
word 'septem' which means 'seven'. And when the calendar was changed and September became the
ninth month, the name was not altered. Then, Charlemagne the emperor of the West, refused to accept
its name, and instead calls it 'Harvest-Month'. Finally England followed, and for a long span of time
September was known as 'Hærfest-Mōnath'.

 October

Summarizing Strategy Used : Somebody Wanted But So Then

Germanicus Caesar, wanted the month to be named after him, but he wasn't granted. And so, this
month was derive from the Latin word 'octo' which means 'eight'. Then the English people give its name
Win-Mōnath, or wine-month.

 November

Summarizing Strategy Used : First The Finally

First, the Romans wanted this month to be name after Emperor Tiberius. Then, he objected and ask
"What will you do if you have eleven Caesars? ". Finally, the name remained unchanged, from the Latin
word 'novem' which means 'nine'

 December

Summarizing Strategy Used : Somebody Wanted But So Then

Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, wanted to name this month after his mistress, and 'Amazonius'
was the name he has on his mind. But the Senate wasn't sympathetic enough to grant his wish. So
December qas being called by it's old name 'decem' which means 'ten'. Then for English they call it Mid-
Winter-Month, or Holy-Month because of the birth of Jesus Christ.
 Days of the Week

 Monday

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First in mythology, the moon was the wife of the sun. And so then they gave her day in a week,
which was Mōnandæg, or " moon day". Finally it was called Monday.

 Tuesday

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First, in Norse mythology, there was a God named Tyr, who was troubled by a wolf spirit. Then he
killed it using a chain made of strange substances. Finally, his name appears 'Tiw' in Old English, and
gave us the Old English word "Tiwesdæg", or the day of Tiw, which in Latin " dies martis", or day of
Mars.

 Wednesday

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First, in Old English Wednesday was spelled Wōdnesdæy, which is the day of the German God,
Woden. Then he was the father of Tyr, and much very alike to Mercury. Finally, in Latin "Woden's Day",
was " Mercurii dies", the day of Mercury.

 Thursday

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First, Thor the strongest and bravest God of Norse, also the God of Thunder and owned a massive
hammer. Then his hammer was stolen by Thyrem, and will only return its hammer if only he has to
marry Freya, and then Thor dressed up like ger and gets back his hammer. Finally, his name gives us the
name and forms of the Old English word,"Thūrresday", or thursday, the day of Thor and is equal to the
Roman, "dies jovis" the day of Jupiter.
  Friday

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First, Frīgedæg, was an Old English word for Friday, the day of the Norse Goddess Frigg, wife of
Woden and the Goddess of Marriage, and was the counterpart of the Roman Goddess, Venus. Then,
Friday was like the Latin "dies Veneris". Finally, the Norsemen regarded Friday as their lucky day.

 Saturday

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First, in Old English, this is sæternesdæg, or " Saturn's Day". Then it is the half-adoption in the
Latin Saturni Dies.

 Sunday

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First, Sunday became the Sabbath because the resurrection took place on Sunday. Then, the Church
made a holiday and forbid everyone to work. Finally ,in Old English, this was spelled sunnandæg, that
means "sun's day" which means "dies solis" or "day of the sun".