July is the seventh month of the year.
Latin (Roman) name: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius
The Roman month of Quintilis (or Quinctilis) is named for quin, because it was originally the fifth month of the Roman solar year. In 45 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Julius (July), for then Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. July was sacred to Jupiter (Ivppiter), Roman King of Gods.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, Quintilis (the fifth month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, July had 31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), July had 31 days. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) in honor of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
Meaning of name: “Named for Roman Emperor Julius Caesar.” — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Flowers: water lily and larkspur — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Birthstone: ruby — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Goddesses: Ishtar, Apt, Apet, Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Sothis, Rosea, Spider Woman — SOURCE: “Juno Covella, Perpetual Calendar of the Fellowship of Isis” by Lawrence Durdin-Robertson, Cesara Publications, Chicago, ©1982; with additional Goddesses from The Goddess Book of Days by Diane Stein
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July 2008
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| July 1 | July 2 | July 3 | July 4 | July 5 | ||
| July 6 | July 7 | July 8 | July 9 | July 10 | July 11 | July 12 |
| July 13 | July 14 | July 15 | July 16 | July 17 | July 18 | July 19 |
| July 20 | July 21 | July 22 | July 23 | July 24 | July 25 | July 26 |
| July 27 | July 28 | July 29 | July 30 | July 31 |
Books
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Anniversaries and Holidays; by Ruth W. Gregory; American Library Association, Chicago; 1983; out of print, but can still be special ordered
The Goddess Book of Days: A Perpetual 366 Day Engagement Calendar; by Diane Stein; The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA; 1992; ISBN 89594-551-7; paperback; out of print, but can still be special ordered
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Months of the year
See also: months of the year.
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