मोन्थ्स् General information

. It is believed that every where for a year there are twelve months. There are six different kinds of months in force in भारत . They are the following:--

मलयालम्

Ciṅṅam आवणि मुहर्रम् श्रावण AugustOf

कन्निपुरट्टाशिसफ़र्प्रोष्ठपदसेप्तेम्बेरीलून्

तुलामैप्पशियुलवन् आश्विन October तश्रीन्कदिम्

वृश्चिकम् कार्त्तिकै उत्सनि कार्त्तिक नोवेम्बेर् तेस्रिन्ह्रोयि

धनुमार्कलिजमदुल् अव्वल्मार्गशीर्ष DecemberKonūṇkadim

मकरम्तैजमतुत्सनि पौष JanuaryKonunhroyi

कुम्भम्माशिरजब् माघ February शीबोत्तु

मीन पङ्कुनि षावाल् फाल्गुन मर्छ् ओदोर्

मेडम् चित्तिरै रम्ज़ान् चैत्र अप्रिल् नीसोन्

इडवम् वैकाशि शव्वाल् वैशाख मयीयोर्

MithunamĀniDulhajJyeṣṭhaJuneHarson

कर्कटकम् आटि दुल्हज् आषाढ July तोम्मूस्

What the names of the months indicate

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मलयालम् months

. The months are named based on certain beliefs. It takes twelve months for the earth to go round the Sun once. When the earth passes through the twelve divisions, it faces a separate set of constellataions in the universe in each of these divisions. In the month of चिङ्ङम् the earth faces a cluster of constellations in the shape of a lion and so the month is called सिंह (lion) or चिङ्ङम् . In the next division the earth faces the constellations in the shape of a कन्यका and so the month was called कन्नि . The earth faces next the constellations in the shape of a balance and so the month was called तुलाम् ( तुला =balance). In the next division the earth faces the constellations in the shape of a scorpion and so the month was called वृश्चिकम् (scorpion). The set of constellations which faces the earth in the next division is shaped like a bow ( धनुस् ) and so the month got the name धनु . In the next division the earth faces a set of constellations in the shape of a मकरमत्स्य ( मकर -fish) and so the month was called मकरम् . कुम्भ means a jar and मीनम् means a fish and मेडम् ( मेष ) means a goat and इडवम् ( ऋषभ ) means an ox. The shapes of the constellations in those divisions are like the things mentioned and the months were so named after them. In the next two divisions the constellations appear as twins and a crab respectively and the months were so called मिथुनम् (twins) and कर्कटकम् (crab).

English months

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January has come from the word Janus, the name of a Roman देवता . Janus is twinfaced, one facing the front and the other back.

February means 'to purify' and the festival of purification of the Romans is conducted in that month.

March is Mars, a देवता of War. Rome was built by the brave warrior Romulus. In his time there were only ten months in a year and the number of days in a month varied considerably. There were months with twenty days and thirtyfive days. It was in the year 700 B.C. that the then King of Rome, Numa, divided the year into twelve months and added January and February to it. Till then March was the first month of the year.

अपेरिओ means 'blossoming' and since the trees and plants blossom in that month it got the name of April.

May is named after Maia daughter of the demigod देवता Atlas. There is an opinion that it is named after Maius, another name of Jupiter.

June gets its name after the devatā जुनो though there is a version that it is named after a Roman tribe called जुनिउस् .

July was formerly known as Quintilis meaning the fifth counting from March which was the first month of the year till the time of Numa. It was to commemorate the name of Julius Caesar that the name was changed to July.

August. This month was formerly known as Sextilis meaning the sixth month. But it was renamed August in honour of Augustus Caesar. But it still lacked the importance of July as it contained thirtyone days and August only thirty days. So Augustus took one day from February and made the number of days in August thirtyone.

September means the seventh month from March.

October means the eighth month.

November means the ninth month.

December means the tenth month.