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minus-squarethethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIn Japanese months are named based on the number of the month, literally “first month” to “12th month”, which is the most sensible way to do it Why not just call February 2026 “month 2 of 2026” and call the 9th of February 2026 “the 9th of month 2 of 2026”
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoThat’s essentially how the Roman calendar was named for six out of the 10 months: Martius: (Mars) Aprilis: (from aperire, “to open”) Maius: (Maia, goddess) Junius: (Juno, goddess) Quintilis: (Fifth) Sextilis: (Sixth) September: (Seventh) October: (Eighth) November: (Ninth) December: (Tenth)
In Japanese months are named based on the number of the month, literally “first month” to “12th month”, which is the most sensible way to do it
Why not just call February 2026 “month 2 of 2026” and call the 9th of February 2026 “the 9th of month 2 of 2026”
That’s essentially how the Roman calendar was named for six out of the 10 months: