Talk: September

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"In the Irish Calendar the month is called Meán Fómhair (literally "Middle of Autumn") and is the middle month of the Autumn season." I don't understand the function of "and" in this sentence. Wetman 06:08, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

It is this AND that. September is called Mean Mutha and is in the middle of Autumn.

I am not a calendar expert, but I spot a couple of things wrong here. First, January and February were not "inserted" into the calendar; rather, the Roman calendar (at least during part of the time the Roman empire existed) began with March and ended with February. Indeed, March was considered the first month in many cultures up through about the 18th century. Second, September 1752 did not have days 3-13 missing "in the Gregorian calendar"; this was the case only in English speaking countries, which adopted the Gregorian calendar at that time, nearly two centuries after the Catholic countries. rsholmes 17:49, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)