tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post1580122853493415250..comments2024-03-27T10:25:48.913-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Lost in Translation: FebruaryJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-86157533319673305672014-08-16T01:23:41.490-04:002014-08-16T01:23:41.490-04:00Hi Jeanne - the changes over the centuries and in ...Hi Jeanne - the changes over the centuries and in different eras are fascinating aren't they - then there's the feasts and the Christian aspects of the calendar .. <br /><br />I love the history of names etc .. I'll look forward to your other months - when they occur .. 2021 - might be stretching me!<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-62105741632850965482014-08-14T21:49:01.331-04:002014-08-14T21:49:01.331-04:00I read this great book on the calendar that stated...I read this great book on the calendar that stated that the leap day was originally inserted between the 24th and 25th day. Love that it's the "mud month".Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-23956020886302277762014-08-14T12:14:31.898-04:002014-08-14T12:14:31.898-04:00The old French version isn't that different fr...The old French version isn't that different from the current version.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-48350923655953913212014-08-14T09:18:38.988-04:002014-08-14T09:18:38.988-04:00I did know that there used to be ten months. I cov...I did know that there used to be ten months. I covered that with my students when we studied prefixes. September, October, November, and December were originally months 7-10, hence the prefixes.Dianne Salernihttp://diannesalerni.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-66628115607924526342014-08-14T07:52:06.188-04:002014-08-14T07:52:06.188-04:00That's my birth month, so I'm kinda glad t...That's my birth month, so I'm kinda glad they made February.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-80886020949450371942014-08-14T07:10:42.410-04:002014-08-14T07:10:42.410-04:00Fascinating stuff. I love the history behind both ...Fascinating stuff. I love the history behind both days of the week and months. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-25534576037805985962014-08-14T06:36:35.479-04:002014-08-14T06:36:35.479-04:00Well, good on Julius Caesar!
You know, a couple m...Well, good on Julius Caesar! <br />You know, a couple months with thirty-one days could've given up a day for February...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com