Februarius, fully Mensis Februarius ("month of Februa"), was the shortest month of the Roman calendar from which the Julian and Gregorian month of February...

purification instruments called februa, the basis for the month named Februarius. The festival was originally known as Februa ("Purifications" or "Purgings")...

Festivals in ancient Rome were a very important part in Roman religious life during both the Republican and Imperial eras, and one of the primary features...

Such unpredictable intercalation meant that dates following the month of Februarius could not be known in advance, and further to this, Roman citizens living...

February (28 days in common and 29 in leap years), from Latin mēnsis Februārius, "Month of the Februa", the Roman festival of purgation and purification...

Februalia, festival of washing and purification. Februus' holy month was Februarius (of Februa), hence the English ′′February′′, a month named for the Februa/Februalia...

the week, i.e. 6 February 60, identified as a "Sunday" (as viii idus Februarius dies solis "eighth day before the ides of February, day of the Sun") in...

before 45 BC Lengths as of 45 BC Months (English) Ianuarius 29 31 January Februarius 28 (in common years) In intercalary years: 23 if Intercalaris is variable...

during winter not assigned to any month. The months of Ianuarius and Februarius were added to the calendar by Numa Pompilius in 700 BCE. The French Republican...

Varro defined spring as lasting from the seventh day before the Ides of Februarius (7 February) to the eighth day before the Ides of Maius (8 May). The spring...

thirty days to provide for the two winter months: Januarius (January) and Februarius (February), both of which had 28 days (The Natal Day, XX). This was a...

/-ɛri/ -⁠err-ee in the US and /-əri/ -⁠ər-ee in the UK. The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification", via...

November Dant triginta dies reliquis supadditur unus De quorum numero Februarius excipiatur. June, April, September, and November itself Give thirty days...

the Julian and Gregorian month of January derived. It was followed by Februarius ("February"). In the calendars of the Roman Republic, Ianuarius had 29...

as late as 153 BC. After that time, it was the third month, following Februarius (February) and preceding Aprilis (April). Martius was one of the few Roman...

'festive month' (as there are several holidays celebrated in January) 2 Februarius February veljača month in which days become longer, oveljiti se = to get...

February), to resynchronise the lunar and solar cycles. The remaining days of Februarius were discarded. This intercalary month, named Intercalaris or Mercedonius...

will correspond to a common-year A calendar. The relevant line of the Februarius page in the Kalendarium of a 1913 Breviarium Romanum reads: 5 |f|vj|24|S...

month names Januarius (Old Irish Enáir, Irish Eanáir, Welsh Ionawr), Februarius (Old Irish Febra, Irish Feabhra, Welsh Chwefror), Martius (Old Irish Mart...

(Cornell University Press, 1981), pp. 158–169. Month names: Ianuarius, Februarius, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Sextilis, September, October, November...

the Ides of November (10 November) to the eighth day before the Ides of Februarius (6 February). This system of seasons is based on the length of days exclusively...

Romans reset the course of the year so that Ianuarius ("January") and Februarius ("February") came first—thus moving Iunius to the sixth month of the year—but...

the second month of the earliest Roman calendar, before Ianuarius and Februarius were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. It became the fourth month...

January يَنايِر Yanāyir Ianuarius [jæ'næːjeɾ] 2 February فِبْرايِر Fibrāyir Februarius [febˈɾɑːjeɾ] 3 March مارِس Mārs/Māris Martius [ˈmæːɾes] 4 April أَبْرِيل...

from Latin marmor. Russian февраль /fevrˈalʲ/ 'February' is from Latin Februārius. In Spanish, interchanges between /r/ and /l/ are common; for a list,...

proposed that the name may have been given to children born in the month of Februarius, the month sacred to the manes, the souls of the dead. However, Chase...

king Numa with the establishment of the two new months of Ianuarius and Februarius. These were first placed at the end of the year, but at some point came...

the week is 6 February 60 CE, identified as a "Sunday" (as viii idus Februarius dies solis "eighth day before the ides of February, day of the Sun") in...

calendar of the Roman Empire began with the months Ianuarius (January), Februarius (February), and Martius (March). The common tradition to begin the year...

suffices to say that the processes involved are not well understood. Februārius mēnsis - Roman month of expiation Cf. Thracian river name Struma and river-god...