why is the 8th month of year called august ?

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why is the 8th month of year called august ? may u tell me any reason

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During or after the reign of the first emperor, Augustus Caesar, the great-nephew of Julius Caesar, the month of Quintilis was changed to July after Julius Caesar, while the month of Sextilis was changed to August, after Augustus.

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August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Leo and ends in the sign of Virgo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Cancer and ends in the constellation of Leo.

August was named in honor of Augustus. The month reputedly has 31 days because Augustus wanted as many days as Julius Caesar's July. Augustus placed the month where it is because that is when Cleopatra died. Before Augustus renamed August, it was called Sextilis in Latin, since it was the sixth month in the Roman calendar which started in March.

In Brazil, folk superstition associates bad luck to August, with the proverb "Agosto, o mês do desgosto" ("August, the month of misfortune") being often heard. This may come from the sinister memories of the St. Bartholomew's day (August 24), which is particularly dreaded in the Northeast of the country. August 24 is also, in the tradition of Candomblé, the day of Eshu, one of the most malevolent deities. Coincidentally, some unfortunate political events took place in August, like the suicide of the then President Getúlio Vargas. [1]

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August was named in honor of Augustus. The month reputedly has 31 days because Augustus wanted as many days as Julius Caesar's July. Augustus placed the month where it is because that is when Cleopatra died. Before Augustus renamed August, it was called Sextilis in Latin, since it was the sixth month in the Roman calendar which started in March.

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Sextilis was the first name for the month of August in the Roman Calendar. Later, August was re-named after Augustus Caesar. Learn more about the Roman Calendar here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_calendar

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What Month Is August

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I don't know why it was the eighth month that got this distinction but it was named after Augustus Caesar [who is also Tiberius]and it has an extra day in it because the one day that belonged to February was removed from that month and added to August. That is why July also has 31 days because it was the month named after Julius Caesar [the first Caesar of the Roman Empire] and the extra day was also taken from the month of February. That is why February has only 28 days.

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Its named August after Augustus Caesar.

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Early calendars only had 10 months. Later calendars were changed to add July and August. Which were so named in honor of Julius and Augustus Caesar.

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why is the 8th month of year called august ?
why is the 8th month of year called august ? may u tell me any reason

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I always thought the months of the year were named... "wrong." I think September should be the seventh month because of "sept." October should be the eigth month because of "oct." November should be the ninth monthe because of "no..." and December should be the tenth month because of "dec."

But August is from Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome.