Why july and august 31 days

News Why does February have 28 days, and July and August, 31 days? This story is from January 6, Why does February have 28 days, and July and August, 31 days?

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Join the Discussion. Carson Sep 14, Sep 17, You learned a lot from this Wonder! Great job, Carson!! Dom Mar 4, I believe it should be Octobribus , Novembribus, Decembribus as per the ancients Mar 5, Thanks for sharing, Dom! Melanie Johnson Jan 19, Jan 25, We're glad you liked this Wonder, Melanie! Marcos Pagotto Feb 27, Any connections would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Feb 28, Marcos Pagotto Mar 7, Mar 9, Very interesting.

Thanks for sharing! LJ Jan 12, Jan 12, I've been searching for the answer over the internet and they always give this half-answer. It doesn't tell us why the original calendar didn't just alternate between 29 and 30 days to perfectly sync with the lunar cycle. Improve this answer. I had always heard that Augustus added days to August so it would be as long as July. Apparently this has been debunked: en. Kind of glad the other emperors didn't get their way - not sure how I'd feel about writing the 5th of Commode Good answer.

Perhaps there is simply no reason. Maybe they decided to continue that status of February. This is just my theory though. Yes, that seems a plausible explanation.

The difference between February and the other months is a charm of our calendar. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Not only did the Senate name a month after Augustus, but it decided that since Julius's month, July, had 31 days, Augustus's month should equal it: under the Julian calendar, the months alternated evenly between 30 and 31 days with the exception of February , which made August 30 days long.

So, instead of August having a mere 30 days, it was lengthened to 31, preventing anyone from claiming that Emperor Augustus was saddled with an inferior month. Among Roman rulers, only Julius and Augustus permanently had months named after them? But these changes were ephemeral, and only Julius and Augustus have had two-millenia-worth of staying power. History of the Month's Origin Cite August? History of the Month's Origin. Updated February 28, Infoplease Staff.

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