History Memes

Aye, wait till you hear that February was the original last month of thr year and that February comes from the Latin word februum which means purification. In ancient times, it was tradition for two young men to slaughter a verile goat and make whips out of their skin, go to the temple and have milk and blood smeared on their face. Then they were supposed to laugh really loud and then run through the city, whipping everything they came across to cleanse it and make it fertile. Animals, seeds getting ready for sowing and people. Especially pregnant women, to make sure their pregnancies would go well and keep them and their children healthy and strong.

This tradition later took different forms, died out and came back again in New forms. There are still traditions in Europe today, where people are supposed to whip each other with small bundles of sticks for luck and prosperity.

I am, btw, a massive fan of the idea that March should be the first month of the year. It makes so much more sense, but honestly, the more you look into the history of the calendar and how it came to be what it is today the more chaotic and fucky it gets.

Believe it or not, the calendar we have today is the least fucky version even if there's leap year and months have names that doesn't always make any sense and some months have 30 days and other 31 etc. Trust me. It used to be a hell of a lot more confusing and messy.