12 Months 12 Brothers
There are 12 months in a year. Do you know their names? January February March April May June July August September October November December
April Guess the month.
August
December
July
October
May
June
November
February
March
September
January
1. PRILA - 2. YAM - 3. JARUNYA - 4. CHARM - 5. BFREAURY- 6. SPTMBEER - 7. YULJ - 8. COTERB - 9. UNJE OENVMREB UGUATS - 12.EDCMERBE - Unscramble the words: APRIL MAY JANUARY MARCH FERBRUARY SEPTEMBER JULY OCTOBER JUNE NOVEMBER AUGUST DECEMBER
Where do the month names come from? January: named after Janus, the god of doors and gates. This month opens the year. February: from februo. This was a Roman month of sacrifices and purification. March: named after Mars, the god of war. Start of year for soldiers (no fighting during winter).
April : from aperire, Latin for to open (buds). This is the month when trees open their leaves. May : named after Maia, the goddess of growth of plants. This is the month when plants really start to grow. June : from junius, Latin for the goddess, the queen of the Gods Juno.
July : named after Julius Caesar, the ruler of Rome in 44 B.C. He reorganised the calendar. August : named after Augustus Caesar, another ruler of Rome in 8 B.C. September : from septem, Latin for seven. The seventh month (counting from March).
October : from octo, Latin for eight. November : from novem, Latin for nine. December : from decem, Latin for ten.