februarius
61Февраль — (от лат. Februarius, буквально – месяц очищения) второй месяц календарного года (28 сут, в високосном году – 29 сут). Название связано с луперкалиями (См. Луперкалии), проводившимися в Древнем Риме ежегодно 15 февраля …
62Gregorian calendar — For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see Liturgical year. For this year s Gregorian calendar, see Common year starting on Saturday. 2011 in other calendars Gregorian calendar 2011 MMXI …
63Leap year — A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or, in the case of lunisolar calendars, an extra month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, in the… …
64History of calendars — The history of calendars spans several thousand years. In many early civilizations, calendar systems were developed. For example, in Sumer, the birthplace of the modern sexagesimal system, there were 12 months of 29 or 30 days apiece, much like… …
65Roman festivals — Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence, and consisted of religious observances, various festival traditions and usually a large feast. The most important festivals were the… …
66Dissimilation — For the chemical term, see catabolism Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
67Croatian months — The Croatian months used with the Gregorian calendar by Croats differ from the original Latin month names: No. Latin name English name Croatian name Croatian meaning 1 Ianuarius January Siječanj month of cutting (wood) 2 Februarius February… …
68Ianuarius — The word Ianuarius is the original Roman designation of the month January.The name is either derived from the two faced Roman god Janus, from the Latin word ianua, which means door , or it is the masculine form of Diana, which would be Dianus or… …
69General Roman Calendar as in 1954 — The following is a list of the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as it was in 1954. It thus incorporates changes that were made by Pope Pius XI (1922 1939), such as the institution of the Feast of Christ the King, but not those made in… …
70Juno Februata — A festival said to be of Juno Februata or Juno Februa, though it does not appear in Ovid s Fasti was described by Alban Butler, famous as the author of Butler s Lives of Saints , who presented an aspect of the Roman Lupercalia as a festival of a… …
