March – Ancient Rome Happy New Year
March – Ancient Rome Happy New Year
Winter is over and welcome to the third month of the year. But did you know, if you were born before 150 B.C, March was the first month of the year.
According to the oldest Roman calendars, one year was ten months long, beginning in March and ending in December. It may sound crazy, but you can still see traces in our modern calendar:
December was named for the number ten in Latin (decem), just like September was named for seven (septem).
So, what about January and February? They were just two nameless months called “winter,” proving that winter is literally so awful it doesn’t even deserve a spot on the calendar.
Let us look forward to the longer days and the sunshine in the months ahead.
https://www.rd.com/article/month-of-march-facts/