Thursday, March 22, 2012

Why The Year Is Messed Up

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Notice: September, October, November, December. 7,8,9,10.
So why are they the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th months respectively!?

Apparently, there used to be only 10 months, back in the Romans' time. There were also 60 or so days of winter that just weren't part of a month. When they decided to do so, January and February came into being, giving us the full 12 that we see now.

But that still doesn't explain something. Why aren't January and February at the end of the year instead of the beginning!?
  1. It would mean that the "numbered" months would retain their proper numerical positions.
  2. It would mean that the 4 seasons would actually be grouped together, instead of being silly and splitting winter. Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter. So clean, so ordered, so much better.
  3. It would actually make sense that February is a weird month, because it comes at the end of the year.
So I hereby humbly suggest to the powers that be in full knowledge that such a suggestion shall never be taken that we should move January and February to the end of the year where they belong.

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