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Poetry of the Month . |
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Associated with their function A picture of Janus Cronus - Kronos and more . |
Second Full Moon of the Month From the year 1999 thru 2026 A link to Moon Phases for any year . |
A History of the Western Calendar. Including the Gregorian and Julian and Roman Calendars. How the Days, Weeks, Months, and Year got their names. . |
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Birthstone - Gemstone
Birthstones are associated with the date of one’s birth. From the Old Testament:
"Then, with the most careful workmanship, make a chestpiece that will be used to determine God’s will.
Use the same materials as you did for the ephod: fine linen cloth embroidered with gold thread and blue, purple
and scarlet yarn. This chest piece will be made of two folds of cloth, forming a pouch nine inches square.
Four rows of gemstones will be attached to it. The first row will contain a red carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald.
The second row will contain a turquoise, a sapphire, and a white moonstone. The third row will contain a jacinth,
and agate and an amethyst. The fourth row will contain a beryl, an onyx and a jasper. All these stones will be set in gold.
Each stone will represent one of the tribes of Israel, and the name of the tribe will be engraved on it as though it were a seal."
Exodus Ch. 28 verse 15 - 21 NLT
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Flowers  Associated with their MONTH |
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Wedding Anniversary Gifts |
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Cotton Leather Flowers Woodenware Candy Wool Bronze Pottery Tin Steel Silk Lace Ivory Crystal China Silver Pearls Coral Ruby Gold Emeralds Diamonds |
China Crystal Appliance Silverware Woodenware Deskset Linen Leather Diamond Jewelry Fashion Jewelry Pearls Furs Gold Jewelry Watch Platinum Silver Diamond Jewelry Jade Ruby Gold Emeralds Diamonds |
Months of the Year
The word "month" is derived from the word "moon"
JANUARY....
January was named for the Roman God Janus.
January was the eleventh month of the year in the ancient Roman calendar, however in the 2nd century BC it became the first month of the year.
In the Middle Ages most European countries used the Julian calendar and observed New Year's Day on March 25.
The Gregorian calendar came into use in 1582. Roman Catholic countries began to celebrate New Year's Day on January 1st at that time. However, Scotland didnot use the Gregorian calendar until
1600 and Germany, Denmark, and Sweden began in about 1700, England followed in 1752. January now has 31 days
Wood and Garden
Throughtout January, and indeed from the middle of December, is the time when out door flowers for cutting and house decoration
are most scarce; and yet there are Christmas Roses and Yellow Jasmine and Laurustinus, and in all open weather Iris siylosa and
Czar Violets. A very few flowers can me made to look well if cleverly arranged with plenty of good foliage.
Gertrude Jekyll 1843-1942
FEBRUARY.... Named for the Roman festival of purification Februa. February now has 28 days
Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, Which hath but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Common in the New England states MARCH.... Named for the Roman God Mars, who was the god of war and guardian of the state. Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus. March has 31 days.
Flower Chorus
Such a commotion under the ground,
Ralph W. Emerson 1803-1882 APRIL.... From the Roman calendar month of Aprilis. Considered a sacred month for the goddess Venus. April also comes from the Latin word aperire
meaning "to open" refering to a spring season, opening of the flowers and leaves.
Apple Blossoms Of all the months that fill the year, Give April’s month to me, For earth and sky are then so filled, With sweet variety.
Letitia E. Landon 1802-1838 MAY.... Named for the goddess Maia, the daughter of Atlas and one of the Pleiades.
The Return of May
Hail ! fairy queen, adorned with flowers,
Mrs. Hemans 1793-1835 JUNE.... Named for the goddess Juno,
...‘Long about knee-deep in June, ‘Bout the time strawberries melts On the vine.
Oh! The old swimmin’ hole! When I last saw
James Whitcomb Riley 1849-1916 JULY.... Named for Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds and bow- ers; Of April, May of June, and July flowers I sing of Maypoles, Hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes. Robert Herrick 1591-1674 AUGUST.... Named for the Roman Emperor Augustus in 8 BC.
The leaves fall early this autumn, in wind. The paired butterflies are already yellow with August. Over the grass in the West garden; They hurt, I grow older.
Ezra Pound 1885-1972 SEPTEMBER.... From the Latin word septem meaning seven,
September Song
Oh, it’s long, long while
Oh, the days dwindle down
Maxwell Anderson 1888-1959 OCTOBER.... From the Latin word octo meaning eight,
October’s Bright Blue Weather
O suns and skies and clouds of June,
Helen Hunt Jackson 1831-1885 NOVEMBER.... From the Latin word nove meaning nine,
...No warmth, no cheerfullness, no heathful ease, No comfortable feel in any member - No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves no birds November! No !
Thomas Hood 1799-1845 DECEMBER.... From the Latin word decem meaning ten,
The sun that brief December day Rose cheerless over hills of gray, And, darkly circled, gave a noon A sadder light than waning moon.
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Roman - Greek Gods Associated with their function |
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JanusRoman God Janus. God of doorways, entrances, gateways, thresholds and beginnings. He has two faces, looking in opposite directions. His name comes down to us in January, the opening of the New Year.
Cronus - KronosTime The mythological creation legend of the Phoenicians and Semitics peoples which was identified by the Romans with Saturn, as a representation of TIME ! Cronus existed before anything came into being according to the legend.
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Through out the history of Time Keeping mankind has used the sun, water, candles, sand, pendulum, weights, springs, electric current,
electronics, tuning forks, quartzcrystal, and Atomic Clock.