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Month Namesake Significance January Roman god of doors February Roman purification ritual March Roman god of war April Latin word aperire means 'to open' because flowers open up in April, some think it comes from Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love, the festival of whose Roman equivalent Venus was held Apr. 1 May Greek goddess of fertility June Roman goddess of marriage July Named by Augustus, Julius's great-nephew and adopted son and first Roman emperor, in Julius's honor August Named in his own honor as first Roman emperor September Seventh month in the Latin calendar before the new year was moved from Mar. 1 to Jan. 1 October Eighth month in the Latin calendar before the new year was moved from Mar. 1 to Jan. 1 November Ninth month in the Latin calendar before the new year was moved from Mar. 1 to Jan. 1 December Tenth month in the Latin calendar before the new year was moved from Mar. 1 to Jan. 1

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