Difference between revisions of "February"
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_120877" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_120877" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the | <p> (n.) The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73270" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73270" /> == | ||
<p> The second month of the year, was added along with January by Numa to the end of the original | <p> The second month of the year, was added along with January by Numa to the end of the original Roman year of 10 months; derived its name from a festival offered annually on the 15th day to Februus, an ancient [[Italian]] god of the nether world; was assigned its present position in the calendar by [[Julius]] Cæsar, who also introduced the intercalary day for leap-year. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 03:26, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The second month of the year, was added along with January by Numa to the end of the original Roman year of 10 months; derived its name from a festival offered annually on the 15th day to Februus, an ancient Italian god of the nether world; was assigned its present position in the calendar by Julius Cæsar, who also introduced the intercalary day for leap-year.
