Old Number One
March isn’t what it used to be. Oh, sure, it’s the only month with a command – March 4th – and yes, it was named for a commanding god. But March used to be Number One.
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Mars, relaxing |
Since the month was so important, the Romans named it after a leading deity, Mars, their god of war. The Romans were, after all, a militaristic nation, conquerors of much of Europe.
Alas, the reshuffled modern-day calendar gives us a leading month, in the dead of winter, that’s named for Janus, the god of doors. Yes, doors.
Let’s face it: The whole year isn’t what it used to be.
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