Tomorrow begins the second month of the year, named after the ancient goddess Febra, partner to Janus, who opens the calendar.
This month holds just 28 days, at the end of which Febra, the goddess of fertility, suffers from a discomfort called fever, which carries her name.
Nine months later, she gives birth to a new year, and the new Janus is portrayed as an infant.
(In the ancient, traditional Roman calendar, there were only 10 months to the year, hence the name December. July and August were added later, after the Romans controlled the Gauls and borrowed their 12 month cycle, thus naming the two new months after their own leaders, Julius and Augustus.)
Soon the offspring of Janus and Febra will March off to battle with those who would try to stop Eastern flowers from springing forth new life throughout Nature.
Then the goddess April will pass the calendar to her successor, and she will say to the world, "May the Fourth be with you."
This month holds just 28 days, at the end of which Febra, the goddess of fertility, suffers from a discomfort called fever, which carries her name.
Nine months later, she gives birth to a new year, and the new Janus is portrayed as an infant.
(In the ancient, traditional Roman calendar, there were only 10 months to the year, hence the name December. July and August were added later, after the Romans controlled the Gauls and borrowed their 12 month cycle, thus naming the two new months after their own leaders, Julius and Augustus.)
Soon the offspring of Janus and Febra will March off to battle with those who would try to stop Eastern flowers from springing forth new life throughout Nature.
Then the goddess April will pass the calendar to her successor, and she will say to the world, "May the Fourth be with you."
Juno will bust out all over.
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