30 Months of the Year in English Coloring Pages to Print for Free!

You surely know which are the 12 months of the year, but how much do you know about them? How did they originate? At Coloring Together we want to tell you more about them, so come and join us.

It's thought that some names of the months come from Latin, and others are attributed to the names of famous figures of their respective eras. But to create a calendar with all these months, careful observation of the sun, the stars, and the moon was needed, as well as some natural phenomena, like eclipses.

In ancient Egypt the first week in history was born; it had 30 days, and over time it transformed into what we know today. Don't you think it's impressive? We'd like to tell you more, but we're running out of lines. Come paint the months of the year in English coloring pages if you want to learn more!

With the fun facts we add above the months of the year in English images to color you'll learn much more than you think. Let's go and color together!

1. Most of the month names in English are related to gods of some mythology. For example: Janus was the god of doorways and beginnings, so that's why January is the first month of the year.
2. In some cultures, the beginning of the month coincides with the first lunar crescent.
3. For the fourth month of the year, April, the origin of its name is not known with certainty; it's speculated that it derives from the Latin "aperire", which means "to open". Perhaps it refers to the opening of the flowers at that time of year.
4. It's said that the name "February" is due to the fevers that the end of winter caused in slaves. The solution to this was to shorten the month and leave it at 28 days to drive away the wicked god who caused them.
5. The Romans dedicated the month of April to the goddess Venus. In fact, some related the name of the month of April to the goddess of beauty and love.
6. March was the time when the Roman warriors went out to battle, and it was celebrated in honor of Mars, the god of war.
7. In Spanish, the word "januarius" evolved into "enero", very different from the case in English where it's said "January", which is much more similar to its initial name.
8. Some historians believe that the name of the month of February is related to fever. In the old days, it was the month of purification and healing.
9. December comes from the Latin "decem", which means "ten". This number indicates its initial position in the Roman calendar.
10. In the Gregorian calendar, the year 2000 was a leap year, that is, it had 366 days.
11. The month of August was named so after the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar.
12. The origin of the name of May is uncertain; it's believed to come from Maia, the goddess of spring in Roman mythology.
13. It's said that the name of the month of June is in honor of Juno, the goddess of marriage and queen of the gods, equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera.
14. The month of July has that name in honor of the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
15. The name of the month of November comes from the Latin "novem", which means "nine". It's said that this is due to its position in the Roman calendar.
16. The month of October was initially in the eighth place in the Roman calendar, hence its name.
17. The month of September comes from the Latin "septem", which means seven, because of its position in the Roman calendar.