List of 12 Months

List of 12 Months

Name	Comes from	Who or what?	Why?
January	Janus	God of Doors	This month opens the year.
February	februo	purify	This was a Roman month of sacrifices and purification.
March	Mars	God of War	Start of year for soldiers (no fighting during winter)
April	aperire	open	This is the month when trees open their leaves.
May	Maia	Goddess of Growth	This is the month when plants really start to grow.
June	Juno	Queen of the Gods
July	Julius Caesar	Ruler of Rome	He reorganised the calendar.
August	Augustus	Ruler of Rome	He thought he was at least as important as Julius Caesar!
September	septem	seven	Seventh month (counting from March)
October	octo	eight	Eighth month (counting from March)
November	novem	nine	Ninth month (counting from March)
December	decem	ten	Tenth month (counting from March)