Calendar Things:

On a sleety snowy day after the middle of February, 2021, I decided to look up calendar things...

The Gregorian calendar continued to use the months found in the Julian calendar, which were named mainly after Roman gods. But, also historical figures and Latin terms.

• January: named after Janus

• February: in honor of Februus

• March: derived from Mars

• April: chosen from Aphrodite

• May: in honor of Maia

• June: named after Juno

• July: selected after Julius Caesar

• August: named after Augustus Caesar

• September: seven in Latin

• October: from the Latin for eight

• November: nine in Latin

• December: from the Latin for ten