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September is a funny choice to use as an example, because it is named after a number (sept-: prefix, 7). The wrong number, though.
by thedufer 2y ago
September is a funny choice to use as an example, because it is named after a number (sept-: prefix, 7). The wrong number, though.
- dylan604 2y agoSo remembering this little tid bit would do more harm than good
- thedufer 2y agoAll of the months with numerical prefixes are wrong by the same offset, though. So as long as you remember that as well, it can be useful. Particularly since they're the last ones and thus take the longest to count to.
- swader999 2y agoThis is because September used to be the seventh month. March was the new year and coinsided with spring planting, the spring equinox. At some point we switched from a solar calendar to a lunar one and that's when the new year month changed. Source for all this is the dead sea scrolls, see the book "Ancient Mysteries of the Essenes" for a deep dive on our calendar.
- eddd-ddde 2y agoSept, Oct, Nov, Dec. My favourite months, wish they still where 7-10.
- asveikau 2y agoI thought the reason is because they added two months named July and August after emperors, which offset all the numbers by 2. (Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec - 7, 8, 9, 10)
- ianburrell 2y agoThat happened later, well after January and February had been added. I think the twelve month Roman calendar was from pre-history so we don't know when or why it was done. July and August were Quintilis and Sextilis, five and six.
- asveikau 2y agoYeah, seems like I mixed my calendar history up. Reading this set me straight: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_calendar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_calendar Thanks for the reply, it led me to look into it deeper.
- fsckboy 2y agoso, for those who haven't heard it yet... why do programmers get Halloween and Christmas confused? because oct(31) == dec(25)
- stavros 2y agoSame with Quartember, Quintober, Sextober, October, November, and December.