Did you ever wonder how the months of the year got their names? Maybe you know it has something to do with gods and mythology or Roman emperors, but don’t know the details. Some things don’t even seem to make sense. For instance, an octagon has eight sides, but October is not the eighth month, it’s the tenth! What’s going on? Watch this video, and you won’t have to wonder anymore! You’ll understand why January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December all have the names that they do! After watching this video, watch my other video about the names of the days of the week.
Thank you for the lesson. Now I understand the meanings of Gregorian months.
Baba Sani
Got 100 ☺ Thanks Gill.
Annie
What an interesting class ! Excellent ! Thank you very much, teacher Gill !
Moises Jacobino
Thank you, Gill!! So interesting!!!
JJulian
Thank you Gill for that great lesson. I got nine out of 10. I forgot Juno wasn’t an emperor but a goddess.
As a matter of fact, I wondered why october wasn’t the 8th month. With you, I got the explanation.
Good weekend. See you soon for mastering my english. Marie-Claude
mclaude
What an informative lesson.Very good.By the way,
Happy New Year.
zigmund
Very interesting Gill, Thanks so much. Greetings from Italy.
alberto74
This lesson is so interesting Gill, Thanks!
Karla.cr
thanks Gill great way to teach us…xoxo
Maria83R
Thanks for exiciting things that you teach us
coskun guzel
My first quiz, that was ok
VICTORIA HUESCA
very good,thanks!
gaoan
thank you Gill for this lovely lesson
iVan Jiao
A very brilliant way to strengthen my ENG. Thank you, Gill!
Saul Joury
Yeah! 100%!
Interesting lesson!
Vettorob
Dear teacher, I studied Latin in high school but this lesson taught me that in life you never stop learning.
Beautiful lesson.
Thanks so much.
Riccardo S
Exellent lesson, thank you very much, Gill. I got 10/10
Sator-anima
Thank you it was very interesting
Angela Ricciardi
Thank so much Gill. Splendid Lesson
ceed42@hotmail.com
10 correct out of 10.
:D
ctierrez
Dear Gill,
actually there is a mistake in the clip. March was the first month of the year in the old Roman calendar adopted by Romulus, but it was Julius Cesar who changed the old Roman calendar and estabilished that there are 12 months in a year (the old Roman calendar had 10 months) and that the first month i January. In fact before the Gregorian calendar (that fixed a problem related to leap years) there was the Julian calendar (which for istance is still used by the Russian church).
Osrevinu
And there is another mistake, it’s true that Cesar was born in July but 44BC is the year of his death, 15th March 44 BC. He was born in 101/100 BC.
Osrevinu
Wow! It’s amazing all your knowledge, of course it’s a part of your culture because I suppose you are Italian.
Sorry if my English is bad.
BrendaLety
yes, and that’s why one of the month was called by the name of Julius
NickolasYablokov
The another fact is that in ancient Russia the first month of the year was March despite of using Julian calendar where January was the first one. BTW, this is another mistake of the video))))
NickolasYablokov
Very interesting, I don’t known the origin of their names.
BrendaLety
thanks
Reda32
Got 100, good lesson
GrayWood
i fail one question of the quiz and it was about latin numbers and i am not very good at it
Alejandro
Thx. Very useful
Gentelman
Good lesson and easy to understand. Thank you for uploading this lesson!
HiroEnglish
interesting
sunny.ding
woow thats was totally new for me thanks a lot.
meryem
Щиро дякую! [shchyro dyakuyu] on Ukrainian) – Thank you so much! Usefull lesson
Petro
I really interested Jill
Dilbak1985
Thank you Gill.
rmalfatti
Today was an interesting class of English about the history of the months. Thanks
joaz7777
Now I know the meanings of the months…….Thank you..
Astrine
Hello Gill!
Very interesting lesson, I find this way of teaching quite educative, learning English throuhg history, this is sort of two lessons in one.
Thank you Gill, for this great video!
Aleachi
I am so interesting
Sang-eun You
Marvelous lesson! Gill, thank you so much for your great teachings.
SandovalMax
Than you
allihaby
thank you Gill
Alex-1956
I got 10 correct out of 10.❃
Hazzele
Thx Gill, this lesson is helpful with the history =)
SherlyYT
thank you very interesting lesson
shymaaa
The piece of cake. Actually who really like mythologic, (me) know about this. =)
Kayo Shin
Thank you so much, dear Gill! I love your historical lesson because I can learn so many interesting things with them. You always top expectations. Well done!
Eduardo França
Excelent!
gpm777
Thank you so much teacher Gill. An excellent lesson. I didn´t know this before and much less in english language. My congratulations
Metalman
The wrong date!
Augustus who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire lived at the time of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Luke correlates the date of the nativity of Jesus to the census of Emperor Augustus: In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all …
OlegAney
Thank you Gill, your lessons are very interesting!
sonka
Rare lesson. Everyone should know. Many many love to Gill. ❤️❤️❤️?????
Md. Mustakim
80/100
thanks gill
tan1470
a very interesting lesson.
the score of my quiz is 10/10 :D
English is Knowledge
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Thank you for the lesson. Now I understand the meanings of Gregorian months.
Got 100 ☺ Thanks Gill.
What an interesting class ! Excellent ! Thank you very much, teacher Gill !
Thank you, Gill!! So interesting!!!
Thank you Gill for that great lesson. I got nine out of 10. I forgot Juno wasn’t an emperor but a goddess.
As a matter of fact, I wondered why october wasn’t the 8th month. With you, I got the explanation.
Good weekend. See you soon for mastering my english. Marie-Claude
What an informative lesson.Very good.By the way,
Happy New Year.
Very interesting Gill, Thanks so much. Greetings from Italy.
This lesson is so interesting Gill, Thanks!
thanks Gill great way to teach us…xoxo
Thanks for exiciting things that you teach us
My first quiz, that was ok
very good,thanks!
thank you Gill for this lovely lesson
A very brilliant way to strengthen my ENG. Thank you, Gill!
Yeah! 100%!
Interesting lesson!
Dear teacher, I studied Latin in high school but this lesson taught me that in life you never stop learning.
Beautiful lesson.
Thanks so much.
Exellent lesson, thank you very much, Gill. I got 10/10
Thank you it was very interesting
Thank so much Gill. Splendid Lesson
10 correct out of 10.
:D
Dear Gill,
actually there is a mistake in the clip. March was the first month of the year in the old Roman calendar adopted by Romulus, but it was Julius Cesar who changed the old Roman calendar and estabilished that there are 12 months in a year (the old Roman calendar had 10 months) and that the first month i January. In fact before the Gregorian calendar (that fixed a problem related to leap years) there was the Julian calendar (which for istance is still used by the Russian church).
And there is another mistake, it’s true that Cesar was born in July but 44BC is the year of his death, 15th March 44 BC. He was born in 101/100 BC.
Wow! It’s amazing all your knowledge, of course it’s a part of your culture because I suppose you are Italian.
Sorry if my English is bad.
yes, and that’s why one of the month was called by the name of Julius
The another fact is that in ancient Russia the first month of the year was March despite of using Julian calendar where January was the first one. BTW, this is another mistake of the video))))
Very interesting, I don’t known the origin of their names.
thanks
Got 100, good lesson
i fail one question of the quiz and it was about latin numbers and i am not very good at it
Thx. Very useful
Good lesson and easy to understand. Thank you for uploading this lesson!
interesting
woow thats was totally new for me thanks a lot.
Щиро дякую! [shchyro dyakuyu] on Ukrainian) – Thank you so much! Usefull lesson
I really interested Jill
Thank you Gill.
Today was an interesting class of English about the history of the months. Thanks
Now I know the meanings of the months…….Thank you..
Hello Gill!
Very interesting lesson, I find this way of teaching quite educative, learning English throuhg history, this is sort of two lessons in one.
Thank you Gill, for this great video!
I am so interesting
Marvelous lesson! Gill, thank you so much for your great teachings.
Than you
thank you Gill
I got 10 correct out of 10.❃
Thx Gill, this lesson is helpful with the history =)
thank you very interesting lesson
The piece of cake. Actually who really like mythologic, (me) know about this. =)
Thank you so much, dear Gill! I love your historical lesson because I can learn so many interesting things with them. You always top expectations. Well done!
Excelent!
Thank you so much teacher Gill. An excellent lesson. I didn´t know this before and much less in english language. My congratulations
The wrong date!
Augustus who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire lived at the time of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Luke correlates the date of the nativity of Jesus to the census of Emperor Augustus: In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all …
Thank you Gill, your lessons are very interesting!
Rare lesson. Everyone should know. Many many love to Gill. ❤️❤️❤️?????
80/100
thanks gill
a very interesting lesson.
the score of my quiz is 10/10 :D
Thanks for this lesson sweet Jill the jurassic teacher from England