In the old days of the Roman calendar, the winter period of January and February was effectively monthless, and the year started in March. Therefore, in the old Roman calendar, September was the seventh month (septem = seven), October was the eighth month (octem = eight), November was the ninth month (novem = nine), and December the tenth month (decem = 10).

'Effectively monthless'? Not sure what that means. I am told that comparative mythology suggests that the reason why the Dark Ages were so called was because there was a close encounter with a heavenly body which blotted out the sun for decades, and which shifted the earth onto a larger orbit, with more days in the year, thus creating a demand for two extra months in the year. Extraordinary as this may seem it rings true for me. I don't think the Romans would leave sixty days in the year outside their calendar. They had an empire to manage. The reason why 60 days were outside the Roman calendar was that these days didn't exist, until this cataclysmic event.

According to the Bible the month of Nisan, which is the month containing Passover is the first of the year. This is also equivalent to the solar month of March. Since Passover must always be the first full moon after the spring equinox, the lunar/solar calendar in use in biblical times was adjusted so that the first month always started at the new moon before the spring equinox.

BTW this implies that the superstition of the year being 60 days shorter could not have occurred as the Jewish calendar was the same in Roman times as it is now.

Health

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Verbs

I have been cracking knuckles for a long time so what is a good habit I use to replace it with?

Asked by Jayiz

i would say you should execise more.. did you know that by you cracking your knuckles it can cause artharitis... and also joint fractures... exercise more often and you want feel all of the tension in your body

Answer

I recommend when you wish to cracking your knuckles ,instead of doing that do something more satisfying such as massaging your fingers slowly :press each of your fingers by thumb and index finger of either hand , do this for all your fingers and then press your nails for 2-3 seconds and then release the pressure , when you are doing this talk to your self and say to your self :"I AM WORTHY FOR RESPECT AND CALM DOWN AND RELAXING AND GOD BLESS ME" ..... :)

Math and Arithmetic

Business and Industry

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Calendar

How many business days were there in each month of 2005 based on a five-day work week and taking into account US holiday recommendations?

Asked by Anonymous

242

D-Day

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What does it mean when trying to conceive and two days later you start having brownish blood when you wipe and the next day it starts turning pinkish orange?

Asked by Anonymous

it is probably implanation bleeding, it usually happens around 5 days after possible conception though it can happen earlier or later, implanation bleeding occurs when the fertalized egg attaches itself to the uterine lining of the womb, and that can let off some bleeding, implanation bleeding isn't a threat to the baby, but take a test in a few days to find out

Telephones

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If you started a five minute phone call two minutes before nine pm and nights are free will you be charged for two minutes or the whole call?

Asked by Thepinkpig

You will be charged the whole call. You must hang up and make the call again at 9:00 pm for it to be free. Otherwise it does not recognize the time difference.