Cavalier King Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
What was the odd original name of February?
Sharing something for all my friends of EF! 
The word February comes from the Roman festival of purification called Februa where people were ritually washed. There is a Roman god called Februus, but he is named after the festival, not the other way around.
http://hotword.dictionary.com/february/?__utma=1.2066444746.1328182359.1328182359.1328182359.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1328182359&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1328182359.1.1.utmcsr=googleutmccn=organicutmcmd=organicutmctr=not%20provided&__utmv=-&__utmk=58140842
The word February comes from the Roman festival of purification called Februa where people were ritually washed. There is a Roman god called Februus, but he is named after the festival, not the other way around.
http://hotword.dictionary.com/february/?__utma=1.2066444746.1328182359.1328182359.1328182359.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1328182359&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1328182359.1.1.utmcsr=googleutmccn=organicutmcmd=organicutmctr=not%20provided&__utmv=-&__utmk=58140842
Top answer
Hi Ok. Thanks.. Prajwal
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