History of the Gregorian calendar

 Although there are many differences between the Roman calendar and the current calendar, the names of the ancient Roman months are still used in the current calendar. The names of these Roman months also have different meanings. Let's find out now.

March

In ancient Rome, the beginning of the new year was a time of celebration. At that time there were breaks in all kinds of wars and since March was the beginning of the new year, it was named after the Roman god of war, Mars.

April (APRIL)

There are basically three theories behind naming April. Some people think that April in Latin means second and since April was then the second month of the year, it got its name.

Some people think that it has been done from the Latin word 'aprir' which means to unveil. The new bud blooms in April, hence the name April. Some people think that the name April comes from the Roman goddess Aphrodite.

MAY

May was named after Maya, the Roman goddess of tree production.

JUN

June has always been considered the month of marriage. That is why it has been named after Juno, the queen of marriage gods.

JULY

July 44 is named after Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Earlier, July was called ‘Quantilas’, which means fifth in Latin.

August (AUGUST)

In 6 BC, Augustus was named after Augustus Caesar, whose first name was Sextelia, meaning sixth in Latin.

September (SEPTEMBER)

The name comes from the Latin word 'septum' which means 'seventh'.

October (OCTOBER)

The eighth is called 'Octo' in Latin, from which the name October comes.

November (NOVEMBER)

November comes from the Latin word ‘novem’ which means ninth.

December (DECEMBER)

Similarly, the name December comes from the Latin word 'December'. December means tenth.

JANUARY

Pompelius finally appeared in January at the beginning of the year, named after the first and last god, Janus.

FEBRUARY

At the end of the year, there was a month-long festival called 'Februa'. In the year 690 BC, the then Roman emperor Numa Pompilius converted the februa festival into a month, and from this came February.

English Week

SUNDAY

The name Sunday derives from the Latin word dice solis, meaning "day of the sun."

MONDAY

The Anglo-Saxon word ‘monadag’ which means ‘day of the moon’ comes from Monday.

TUESDAY

Tuesday is named after the Norse god Tear. Tear is Odin's son.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday is named after the Norse god Odin.

THURSDAY

The day is named after Thor, the Norse lightning god we all know.

FRIDAY

Friday is named after the Norse goddess Frig. Frig is Odin's wife.

SATURDAY

Saturn was formerly known as Saturn after the Roman god Saturn, which means Saturn.