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Having 31 days, is the eighth month of August. Which is named
for Augustus Ceasar.
On
the Roman calendar, it had been the sixth month of
the year (Latin name ‘Sixtilis’, or 6th)
before the addition of January /February which in effect
reset
the start of the year. (prior to this addition, by Numa
Pompilius, the year had commenced with the month of March)
Julius Ceasar added two days to the month, giving the
present total of 31 days.
In the hemisphere of the North, summer is drawing to a
close. While in the hemisphere of the South, the same goes
for winter.
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