Names Of Months
The names of the months in English come from Latin words. The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such as months last - 29.53 days. From excavated tally sticks, researchers have deduced that people counted days in relation to the Moon's phases as early as the Paleolithic age.
-JANUARY-
Januarius - this month is dedicated to Janus, the Roman god of doors. Janus has two faces, one looking back at the old year and the other looking forward to the next year.
-FEBRUARY-
Februarius - Februa was the Roman purification festival, which took place at this time of the year.
-MARCH-
Martius - from Mars, the Roman god of war.
-APRIL-
Aprilis - from aperire, latin for open, because plants begin to open this during month.
-MAY-
Maius - probably comes from Maia, the Roman Goddes of growth and increase.
-JUNE-
Junius - either from a Roman family name Junius, means young, or perhaps after the goddess Juno.
-JULY-
Julius - after Julius Ceasar. This month was named in Ceasar's honour by Mark Anthony in 44BC.
Previously this month was called Quintilis from the word Quintus, five, as it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar.
-AUGUST-
Augustus - named in 8 BC in honour of Emperor Augustus.
-SEPTEMBER-
September - from septem, seven, because it was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.
-OCTOBER-
October - from octo, eight, (as in octopus, which has eight legs), the eight month in the Roman calendar.
-NOVEMBER-
November - from novem, nine, the ninth month in the Roman calendar.
-DECEMBER-
December - from decem, ten, the tenth month in the Roman calendar.
So that was how they named the months in the Roman calendar.
And Hey! Just a second...
A second does not sound very long, but by the time you have read this sentence, almost five of them will have gone by.
Watch an average film and more than 5,000 seconds wil tick away.
In a lifetime of 80 years, there are more than 2.5 billion seconds - but you will spend more than 800 miliion of them asleep.
Period Seconds
1 minute 60
1 hour 3,600
1 day 86,400
1 week 604,800
1 year 31,536,000
So, from this time table of seconds you can calculate how many seconds you have lived from the time you was born up to this time...
See Ya!!
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