In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh" SO why is September the "ninth" month of the year
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Roman emperors juggled a lot with months and their names and order.
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At one point in ancient Rome, it WAS the seventh month. Just like October was the 8th, November the 9th, and December the 10th, all from the latin number system. I'm not sure if I'm right about this, but I believe there were months added at some point which were named after Roman emperors (July after Julius Caesar and August after Augustus Caesar). This may account for the 2-month shift in the naming conventions.
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That's correct about the Roman emperors. Julius and Augustus Caesar inserted the months July and August into the middle of the year. Thus, SEPTember (7), OCTOber (8), NOVEmber (9) and DECEmber (10) each was bumped ahead by two.
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September was originally the seventh month in the old calendar system,(The Julian Calendar), followed by October, November, and December, which were originally the 8th, 9th, and 10th months, in the Julian calendar system, also. The present calendar system, (Gregorian calendar), replaced the Julian Calendar, but the months were re-arranged into a different order.
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If you look at the Hebrew calendar it has 13 months. Prior to the Gregorian(current)calendar being used, each month began with a new moon. 28 days in month,13 months are 364 day year. February is the shortest month or the last month in the old method of calendar that is why you put the leap year in february. If you start to count the months in March when you get to seventh month it is September, October 8th and so on. The gregorian calendar that we now use as imposed by the Vatican is known as the error in time. Indian calendars also have 13 months. As I understand it it would be easier to track months by the new moon cycle. Much more to this but maybe it will help.
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