well is there any history to this
2006-09-06 05:52:49 · 5 answers · asked by dami d 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The months of September, October, November, and December are named after the "wrong" numbers (7, 8, 9, and 10 instead of 9, 10, 11, and 12, respectively) because March 1 used to be New Year's Day. Counting March as the first month, the months in question have the "right" names. The date of New Year's was changed in 153 BC, but the names of the months remained the same.
Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar didn't add months to the calendar. Rather, they renamed existing months. July used to be called Quintilis and August was Sextilis; they were also named after numbers, in this case 5 and 6, even though they are now the 7th and 8th months.
2006-09-06 06:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the calendar developers were on opium.
2006-09-06 05:58:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
two months were added in for Julius and Augustus Caesar.
2006-09-06 05:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's when you know you got stroke, when you can change the calendar at will. The Ceasar's had it going.
2006-09-06 05:58:50 · answer #4 · answered by mxzptlk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you forgot august too
2006-09-06 05:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋