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roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

That’s a common misconception. For the Romans, the year used to start with March and only have ten months. January and February weren’t even named. Several calendar changes followed over the centuries. Adding two months. Moving the new year to January, which made September-December no longer 7-10. Adding random one off months to realign with the seasons. And a couple different tries at leap days.

This gives a quick overview.

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