Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February ...
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Julius Caesar: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered the Calendar and Gave Us New Year's Day
In a word, the Roman calendar was unreliable. Predicting seasonal changes, marking feast days, conducting business, and day-to-day civic governance were all made more difficult by the ...
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Why the Super Bowl uses Roman numerals instead of regular numbers
Ever wonder why the Super Bowl is labeled with Roman numerals? Dive into the history behind this tradition and how it became ...
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Question Box: Who was St. Valentine?
Q: Who was St. Valentine and why does the Church no longer observe his feast in its General Roman Calendar ...Read More ...
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Ancient calendar reveals how Roman-era Egyptians celebrated their New Year, Wepet Renpet
In 2024, archaeologists uncovered a scene on the ceiling of the Temple of Khnum in Upper Egypt that may depict a mythological representation of the New Year when the star Sirius rises. According ...
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Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
Prior to the Gregorian and even Julian calendars, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a calendar with equal-length months, the University of Chicago said. "When Numa ...