Pagan observances based on the Gregorian calendar
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Names of the months according to Latin (the Roman's language), Latin spoken in the original Catholic mass.
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[TD="align: center"]Month[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]From the Latin[/TD]
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[TD]January[/TD]
[TD]Januarius, in honour of the Roman god Janus.
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[TD]February[/TD]
[TD]Februarius, in honour of the Roman festival of general expiation and purification.
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[TD]March[/TD]
[TD]Martius, in honour of the Roman god Mars.
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[TD]April[/TD]
[TD]Aprilis, which was derived from aperio, a Latin verb meaning to open. The month is so called because it is the month when the earth opens to produce new fruits. [/TD]
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[TD]May[/TD]
[TD]Maius, in honour of the Greek goddess Maia.
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[TD]June[/TD]
[TD]Junius, in honor of the Roman goddess Juno. [/TD]
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[TD]July[/TD]
[TD]Julius, in honor of Roman emperor Julius Caesar. [/TD]
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[TD]August[/TD]
[TD]Augustus, in honor of Roman emperor Augustus Caesar. [/TD]
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The rest of the months—
September (sept-seventh month),
October (oct-eigth month),
November (nov-ninth month),
December (dec-tenth month).
These are the months of the old Roman calendar before July and August were inserted ahead of them.
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The Hebrew months (some have Babylonian names) were originally numbered, but over time names were given to them. For instance, Abib, the first month of spring, means "green [ears of barley]" (this month is also called Nisan, meaning "their flight [out of Egypt]"). Later, the Jews borrowed Babylonian names for many of their months, some of which (e.g., Tammuz) refer to pagan deities.
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[TABLE]
[TR="bgcolor: #660099"]
[TD="align: center"]Month[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]From the Latin[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]January[/TD]
[TD]Januarius, in honour of the Roman god Janus.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #cccccc"]
[TD]February[/TD]
[TD]Februarius, in honour of the Roman festival of general expiation and purification.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]March[/TD]
[TD]Martius, in honour of the Roman god Mars.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #cccccc"]
[TD]April[/TD]
[TD]Aprilis, which was derived from aperio, a Latin verb meaning to open. The month is so called because it is the month when the earth opens to produce new fruits. [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]May[/TD]
[TD]Maius, in honour of the Greek goddess Maia.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #cccccc"]
[TD]June[/TD]
[TD]Junius, in honor of the Roman goddess Juno. [/TD]
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[TD]July[/TD]
[TD]Julius, in honor of Roman emperor Julius Caesar. [/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]August[/TD]
[TD]Augustus, in honor of Roman emperor Augustus Caesar. [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
The rest of the months—
September (sept-seventh month),
October (oct-eigth month),
November (nov-ninth month),
December (dec-tenth month).
These are the months of the old Roman calendar before July and August were inserted ahead of them.
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The Hebrew months (some have Babylonian names) were originally numbered, but over time names were given to them. For instance, Abib, the first month of spring, means "green [ears of barley]" (this month is also called Nisan, meaning "their flight [out of Egypt]"). Later, the Jews borrowed Babylonian names for many of their months, some of which (e.g., Tammuz) refer to pagan deities.
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