[Right_Wing_Madman]

So Numa chose February, a month that would be host to Roman rituals honoring the dead, as the unlucky month to consist of 28 days.

According to the Roman calendar, March was the first month of the year and February was the last.

Also, in the Roman Republic and Empire, February was the "festival and party" month of the year. It was typical for Romans and Italians to not work during the entire month of February, to include slaves.

[Red Badger]

“It was typical for Romans and Italians to not work during the entire month of February, to include slaves.”

Explains much, it does...................

[Wayne07]

March	  Mensis Martius    Month of Mars	      31
April	  Mensis Aprilis    Month of Apru (Aphrodite) 30
May	  Mensis Maius      Month of Maia	      31
June	  Mensis Iunius	    Month of Juno	      30
July	  Mensis Quintilis  Fifth Month	              31
August	  Mensis Sextilis   Sixth Month	              30
September Mensis September  Seventh Month	      30
October	  Mensis October    Eighth Month	      31
November  Mensis November   Ninth Month	              30
December  Mensis December   Tenth Month	              30

Funny that the months named after their numerical position all got messed up by the insertion of January and February. Should have stuck them at the end of the year!