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January--Named for Janus, Roman god of the doorway. January is the entrance to the year.

February--Named for the Roman purification ritual Februa, which takes place during this month.

March--Named after the Roman god Mars, because this month was the beginning of the military campaign season. Mars was originally the first moth of the year.

April--Named after the Latin word aperie, meaning "to open." Since this is the month the flowers would open.

May--Named after the Greek goddess of fertility, Maia.

June--Named after the Roman goddess Juno, patron of marriage.

July--Named to honor Julius Caesar.

August--Named to honor Augustus Caesar.

September--Originally the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

October--Originally the eighth month in the Roman calendar.

November--Originally the ninth month in the Roman calendar.

December--Originally the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

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