whoever named the months is kind of silly

september is 7
october is 8
november is 9
December is 10

So why are they all wrong because they are all -2!!!!

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

These are based on Latin words. Calendars were originally used to keep track of the seasons and the times for planting and harvesting.

A long time ago, The Romans simply did not HAVE any dates for the earliest part of the year, because the land was idle then. Their 10 month calendar began in what we would call March.

I have no idea how they handled birthdays during that time!