alleryWhy did Roman months mostly have an odd number of days?
AThey liked odd moons
BEven numbers seemed unlucky
CThe Moon was shorter
DThe year had 13 months
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Even numbers seemed unlucky
1. In the Roman calendar after Numa Pompilius, most months had 29 or 31 days.
2. These counts are odd numbers.
3. This was because of a superstition that even numbers were unlucky.
_Source: Wikipedia, Leap year, Julian reform_
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