¿Do you know where the word “Calendario” comes from?. Well…., it comes from the Roman civilization.Yes, the Romans called Calenda the first day of the month, because the collectors were to the houses with their books pointing debts on the first day of each month.
Also, the Calendula is a plant with a bloom that lasts many months and hence its name.
But, talking about the months of the calendar, we know that several months have to do with Roman Deities; for example, Junio (June) comes from the Goddess Juno –who was the main Goddess at Rome--. Mayo (May) comes from the Goddess Maya. Abril (April) should come from Afrodita (the Goddess of Love); but it is not sure. Marzo (March) comes from Mars (the God of War). And Enero (January) comes from the God Jano. ¿Why Jano?...., because, at the beginning, the name was Januarius –that in Spanish is: Genaro. It is a real name that still exists in Spain--. In English: January and in Portugues: Janeiro –the city Rio de Janeiro comes from it--.
The month Julio (July) comes from the desire of Julius Caesar to have a month of the year with his name.
The month Agosto (August) comes from the desire of Cesar Augusto to have a month –like Julius Caesar--.Moreover Cesar Augusto changed the days of the month of August, because this month had only 29 days and Cesar Augusto could not accept that the month of July was 31; so Caesar Augusto ordered put 31 days to August.
Octubre (October) comes from the “eighth Month”, because, now the first mont is January, but formerly the year started in March; then, October is the eighth month, since March.
Also, Septiembre (September) is the seven month, since March.
And Noviembre (November) is the Ninth month.
In Spanish there are some famous sayings about months of the year. For example:
“En Abril, aguas mil”, “Hasta el 40 de Mayo, no te quites el sayo”, “El sol de Enero, poco duradero”, “En Enero, bufanda, abrigo y sombrero”, “Febrerillo el loco, con sus veintiocho” –February is named “Little mad”, because usually the weather is bad and good, changing a lot--, “Cielo de Junio, limpio como ninguno”, “Julio caliente, seca al mas valiente”, “Julio normaEl, seca el manantial”, “Agosto, frio en rostro” –“cold on face, but in the night--, “En Agosto, sandia y melón un buen refresco son”, “Septiembre es frutero, alegre y festero”, “Por el veranillo de San Miguel, están los frutos como la miel”, “En octubre, de hoja el campo se cubre”, “Octubre lluvioso, año copioso”, “Noviembre acabado, invierno empezado”, “En Diciembre, hielos y nieve”.
About the seasons, we can say for example that “Verano” (Summer), comes from the latin root “Ver, vis”, that means “Fuerza (force), crecimiento (growth)” and from it comes the words “Verde” (Green), “Viril” (Virile).Those month were when hot was coming.
And the months before Summer were named “Primavera” (Prima-vera), it means: the first summer, the first hot….
“Solsticio” (Solstice) means the the sun stands still.
“Equinocio” means that the day lasts as long as the night.
Well, I hope that you liked this post.
Till soon, kind regards,
Luis.
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