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Jan 31, 2012: January, the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the God of the Doorway. In Latin, the word for door is "ianua" - January is the door to the year.

The name has its beginnings in Roman mythology. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months which summed up to 304 days. Winter was considered a month less

Dec 22, 2011: Soon it'd be time to cheerfully bid adieu to 2011 and welcome 2012 with renewed hopes and enthusiasm. Perhaps now is the moment to re-evaluate our strategies, risk taking capacities and garner a fresh perspective on how to invest in 2012. In short, we need to re-prioritize our goals to keep our investing strategies on track.

2011 was a great year of sharing our thoughts with you.

Dec 15, 2011: In Latin "novem" means nine. Initially this month was the ninth month in the Roman calendar. After January and February were added to the calendar it became the eleventh month but retained its name as November. This month is special for men since International Men's Day is celebrated on 19th November. The flower of this month is chrysanthemum.

Today we present our best posts from

Oct 25, 2011: September is one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh". In fact, September was the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when there was a calendar reform. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year. The flower of this month is the aster or morning glory.

Moving on,

Sep 28, 2011: Today we present our best posts from August. Before that a little about August's majestic history :). As per the Gregorian Calendar, August is the eighth month of the year. It was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the ancient Roman calendar, which started in March about 750 BC under Romulus.

When King Numa Pompilius added January and February to

Aug 25, 2011: July was renamed for Julius Caesar, since he was born in this month. Earlier, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, before January became the first month of the calendar year. However in the Gregorian Calendar July is the seventh month of the year.

We like July since on an average, it is the warmest month in most of Northern

May 18, 2011: April begins with a fools day :). Jokes apart it is the month of financial literacy! April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar. Around 700 BC, King Numa Pompilius added the months of January and February. Thus April was relegated to the fourth position.

April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on its first day. Some scholars

Apr 21, 2011: March was a fantastic month since it ushered in spring. The warm sun gave us a break from winter's snow and chilly weather. Along with spring came St Patrick's Day.

Delving into history reveals that the name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and called Martius after Mars, the Roman God of War. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean,

Mar 01, 2011: In Latin, "Februm" means purification. February was named after Februm because of the purification ritual Februa held on February 15th in the old Roman calendar. Some historical names for February are Solmonath (mud month) and Kale-monath (named for cabbage) as well as Charlemagne's designation Hornung.

In Finnish, it is called "Helmikuu", meaning "Month of the Pearl." During this

Nov 09, 2010: October is the tenth month in the Gregorian and eight in the Roman calendar. In Latin, "octo" means eight. When January and February were added to the Gregorian calendar this month retained its name as October (from the Roman calendar). It is a month of seasonal contrasts. In the northern hemisphere we celebrate autumn while in the southern hemisphere people rejoice the arrival of

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]RetroMay: May has been named after the Greek goddess Maia. She was identified with Bona Dea, the Roman goddess of fertility, whose festival was held in May. It is also a month within the season of spring in the Northern hemisphere, and of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.Today we discovered a new fact about