Germanic Calendar

The Germanic calendars were any of the various calendars in use among the Germanic peoples prior to the introduction of the Julian calendar. Germanic months were lunar months of 29 days; both the English language "month" and the German language "Monat" are cognate with the word "moon". A leap month was periodically added to keep the months synchronized with the seasons. Each group of Germanic peoples developed its own names for the months, which have long since been replaced with local adaptations of the Romanic month names, although Germanic languages have largely kept to this day the old Germanic names for days of the week, most of which honor old Germanic gods.
   
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
Month Names
Modern English Old English Medieval German
January ftera Gola (After Yule) or Giuli Hartung (Severeness) or Eismond (Ice Month)
February Solmna (Sun Month) or Fillibrook (Brook-Filling) Hornung (Horning ?)
March Hrmna (Month of the Goddess Hr) Lenzmond (Springtime Month) or Lenzing (Springing)
April Eosturmna / Eastermna (Month of the Goddess Eostre) Ostermond (Month of the Goddess Eostre)
May rimilcimna (Three Milkings Month) Wonnemond (Blissfulness Month)
June rra La (Before Midsummer) Brachet or Brachmond (Fallow Month)
(None; leap month) rila (Third Midsummer) (??)
July ftera La (After Midsummer) Heumond (Hay Month) or Heuert
August Weodmna (Plant month) Erntemond (Crop Month) or Ernting
September Hligmna (Holy Month) or Hrfestmna (Harvest Month) Herbstmond (Harvest Month) or Scheiding (Separating)
October Winterfylle (Winterfilled) or Rugern (Rye harvest) Gilbhart (??) or Weinmond (Wine Month)
November Bltmna (Blt Month) Nebelung (Fogging) or Wintermond (Winter Month)
December rra Gola (Before Yule) or Giuli (Yule) Julmond (Yule Month) or Heilmond (Holy Month)

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