February
The Februarius is the forerunner of today's month in February . In the Roman calendar it was originally the underworld month and was in twelfth position in the year of office. It gets its name from the Latin word februare ( atonement , purify ).
When 153 BC Chr. Moved the beginning of the year of office to January 1st, February became the second month of the year of office. With the calendar reform of Gaius Iulius Caesar , from 45 BC Chr. An additional day inserted in each leap year .
Days of February
Day characters and dates of the month | ||||||
Day | Roman name |
Nundinae (before 45 BC) |
Nundinae (from 45 BC) |
Day character | Festive events | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | K | F. | H | N | "MATER REG" | |
2 | IV (ante diem NON ) | G | A. | N | ||
3 | III | H | B. | N | ||
4th | PR (pridie NON) | A. | C. | N | ||
5 | NON | B. | D. | N | " CONCORD IN CAPIT " | |
6th | VIII (ante diem EID ) | C. | E. | N | ||
7th | VII | D. | F. | N | ||
8th | VI | E. | G | N | ||
9 | V | F. | H | N | ||
10 | IV | G | A. | N | ||
11 | III | H | B. | N | ||
12 | PR (pridie EID) | A. | C. | N | ||
13 | OATH | B. | D. | NP "FAVON" | Parentalia , in honor of the deceased ancestors | |
14th | XVI (ante diem K Martias ) | C. | E. | N | Parentalia | |
15th | XV | D. | F. | N "LVPER" | Parentalia, Lupercalia , in honor of Lupercus | |
16 | XIV | E. | G | EN | Parentalia | |
17th | XIII | F. | H | NP "QVIRINO" | Parentalia, Quirinalia , in honor of Quirinus | |
18th | XII | G | A. | C. | Parentalia | |
19th | XI | H | B. | C. | Parentalia | |
20th | X | A. | C. | C. | Parentalia | |
21st | IX | B. | D. | F "FERA" | Feralia ( Di Manes , end of parentalia) | |
22nd | VIII | C. | E. | C + QRCF | ||
23 | Tubilustrium (VII) | D. | F. | NP "TERMI" | Terminalia , in honor of Terminus | |
24 | VI | E. | G | QRCF "REGIN" | Regifugium | |
25th | V | F. | H | C. | ||
26th | IV | G | A. | EN | ||
27 | III | H | B. | NP "EQVIR" | Equirria (Ecurria) in honor of Mars | |
28 | PR (pridie K Martias) | A. | C. | C. |
See also
literature
- Jörg Rüpke : The religion of the Romans . Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-47175-7
Web links
Wiktionary: Februararius - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Calendarium Romanum (Latin)
- Index dierum calendarii Romani (Latin)