英文一至十二月的由來 Have you ever wondered where the English names of the months come from? To answer that we have to go back to ancient Rome – January – This name was named after Janus. The Rome god of new beginning’s doorways and gates. Ancient status show Janus having two faces, one looking forward, and one looking backward, which is kind of what we do at the beginning of each year. February – comes Februo, which was an annual feast of purification, when building houses will give a thorough cleaning. March – March was named after Mars, the god of war. April – April’s origin was a little uncertain, either comes from the Latin word Aperire, which means to open like when new leaves on the tree blossom, or it’s named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. May – May comes from Maia, the goddess of growth, very appropriate for Spring time. June – June honors Juno, the queen of the Rome gods July – July is named after Roman ruler Julius Caesar, who was born in July. It was Caesar Augustus who decree the month be named in honor of the dead leader. August – The same honor with the later was given to Augustus himself. September – The original Rome calendar has just 10 months, January and February were added later, so under that system, September with its Sept prefix means seven was seventh month. October – October with its Octo prefix indicating eight, was the eighth months of the year. November – November was ninth. December – And Dec prefix in December which was the tenth. These months no longer corresponds to their position on the modern calendar, that’s because when the old calendar was modified, the addition of January and February push forward the other months to places 一月 -- 源自拉丁文 jJanus, 為古羅馬年神, 有著兩張方向相反的臉孔, 象徵著回顧過去及眺望未來 二月 – 源自拉丁文 Februo, 為古羅馬淨化節 三月 – 以戰神 Mars 命名 四月 – 可能源自拉丁文 Aperire, 即打開之意, 亦可能源自 Aphrodite, 希臘愛神 五月 – 來自專門掌管春天和生命的女神 Maia 六月 – 來自 Juno, 為羅馬神話中眾神的女王
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