Labels:text | screenshot | font | number OCR: January: named for Janus, protector of doorways February: named for Februalia, a time period when sacrifices were made to atone for sins March: named for Mars, the god of war, presumably signifying that the campaigns interrupted by the winter could be resumed April: from aperire, Latin for "to open" ( buds) May: named for Maia, the goddess of growth of plants June: from juvenis, Latin for "youth" July: named for Julius Caesar August: named for Augustus, the first Roman emperor September: from septem, Latin for "seven" October: from octo, Latin for "eight" November : from novem, Latin for "nine" December: from decem, Latin for "ten" NOTE: The earliest Latin calendar was a 10-month one; thus September was the seventh month, October , the eighth, etc. July was originally called Quintilis, as the fifth month; August was originally called Sextilis, as the sixth month.
