The “seventh” month
September is the ninth month of the year. It has thirty days. In ancient
Roman times, when the year began in March, September was the seventh
month. The Roman name September comes from septem, the Latin word
for \”seven.”
When the Romans made January the first month, September became the ninth
month of the year. But the Romans did not bother to change its name.
Later, several Roman emperors tried to rename September, but with no
success.
Long ago, in England, this month had two names. One was
Haervest-monath, or \”Harvest month.” The main crop at this time of
year was barley. So this month was also called Gerst-monath, which
means \”barley month.”
