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Line 1: − A '''month''' is a portion of a year corresponding roughly to the passage of the earth round the moon (a 'lunar month', of which there are, in fact, thirteen). There are twelve terrestrial months in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. They are named after pagan gods, goddesses, festivals, and events (January (from [[Janus]]), February (festival for forgiveness), March ([[Mars (god)]]), April (possibly from ''aperire'', to open, as in buds and blossoms), May ([[Maia]]), June ([[Juno]])), Roman emperors (July, August) and numbers (September to December inclusive).+ − − The ninth to twelfth months are named after the Latin words for seven to ten because in Roman times the year started with March. − February was chosen to have the extra day added every four years because it was the last month of the year. − − The number of days per month varies, but a handy way to remember which is which is with the following rhyme: − − Thirty days hath September<br/> − April, June, and November<br/> − All the rest have thirty-one<br/> − Except for February alone<br/> − Which has twenty-eight days clear<br/> − And twenty-nine in each leap year. − − [[category:astronomy]][[category:chronology]]
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