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 February
The month to purify
February is the second and shortest month
of the year. Usually, this month has only
twenty-eight days. But every fourth year-called
leap year-an extra day is added. This
keeps the calendar in time with the
seasons. I f you were born on February 29,
you have a real birthday only once every
four years.
At one time the Roman calendar had only
ten months. then, the Romans added two
months, Januarius (January) and Februarius
(February). They made Februarius
the last month of the year.
Februarius comes from the Latin
word februare, which means "to
purify," or "to make clean."
It was in Februarius that the
Romans prepared themselves for the start
of the new year, which began on March 1.
Long ago, people living in England called
the month kale-Monath. Kale is a
kind of cabbage. This was the time of
year when kale plants started to appear.
later, the name was changed to Sol-monath,
or "Sun's month," because at
this time of year the sun again begins to
warm the earth.
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