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Today we’ll be answering the question “Why is the tenth month of the year called October?”

All I can tell you off the first thought of October is that it’s associated with the color orange.

There’s a lot of spooky decorations and candy is passed out on one special day.

But enough of me going on about what I thought I knew, let’s get into the question.

Why is the tenth month of the year called October?

There were 2 months that were added to the calendar that we know today. Alas, it moved October to the tenth month on the yearly calendar.

Make way for 2 more

October was originally the eighth month of the year.

It was in the introduction of the Roman Calendar, around 700 B.C. when January and February were inserted into the calendar that we know today.

This calendar was started with march and ended with December.

When these extra two months were put into the calendar, they also decided to add the name “winter.”

This addition of winter allowed us to put all of the seasons into their own category.