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July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the warmest month within most of the Northern hemisphere, and the coldest month within much of the Southern hemisphere.
July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born […]

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June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera.
The traditional June birthstone is the pearl. The June birth flower is the rose, or the honeysuckle, as […]

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May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is also a month within the season of spring.
The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona […]

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“April showers bring May flowers”
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. The Romans called the month […]

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March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.
The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and called Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war. In Rome, where the climate is […]

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February, the Month of LOVE, is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 29 days in leap years, In common years the month has 28 days. Leap year birthdays are usually celebrated on […]

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January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, where the Latin word for door (ianua) comes from - January […]

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December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
In Latin, decem means “ten”. December was also the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
December’s flower is the narcissus […]

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November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days.
In Latin, novem means “nine”. November was also the ninth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
OTHER NAMES
• In Finnish, November is called marraskuu, […]

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October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 days. In the northern hemisphere, October is commonly associated with the season of fall.
In Latin, octo means “eight,” reflecting the fact that October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar. October […]

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