Ever curious about the origins of certain things in common life? I have found it interesting just how "of the world" some of our daily life has become. Take for example the names of months and the days of the week. God warns us about Babylon throughout scripture--Babylon being the source of all things pagan.

"Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations." Rev. 17:5

We should probably really know of what is spoken. Food for thought.

Month	Latin	Origin
January	Januarius	Named after the god Janus.
February	Februarius	Named after Februa, the purification festival.
March	Martius	Named after the god Mars.
April	Aprilis	Named either after the goddess Aphrodite or the Latin word aperire, to open.
May	Maius	Probably named after the goddess Maia.
June	Junius	Probably named after the goddess Juno.
July	Julius	Named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.E. Prior to that time its name was Quintilis from the word quintus, fifth, because it was the 5th month in the old Roman calendar.
August	Augustus	Named after emperor Augustus in 8 B.C.E. Prior to that time the name was Sextilis from the word sextus, sixth, because it was the 6th month in the old Roman calendar.
September	September	From the word septem, seven, because it was the 7th month in the old Roman calendar.
October	October	From the word octo, eight, because it was the 8th month in the old Roman calendar.
November	November	From the word novem, nine, because it was the 9th month in the old Roman calendar.
December	December	From the word decem, ten, because it was the 10th month in the old Roman calendar.

source: http://webexhibits.org/calendars/year-history.html


Sunday: From Latin dies solis, meaning "sun's day": the name of a pagan Roman holiday.
Monday: From the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, "the moon's day"--this second day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.
Tuesday: Named after the Norse god Tyr. The Romans named this day after their war-god Mars: dies Martis.
Wednesday: The day named to honor Wodan (Odin).
The Romans called it dies Mercurii, after their god Mercury.
Thursday: Named after the Norse god Thor. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag. The Romans named this day dies Jovis ("Jove's Day"), after Jove or Jupiter, their most important god.
Friday: The day in honor of the Norse goddess Frigg. To the Romans this day was sacred to the goddess Venus, and was known as dies veneris.
Saturday: This day was called dies Saturni, "Saturn's Day", by the ancient Romans in honor of Saturn. In Anglo-Saxon: sater daeg.

source: http://www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/origin_days.html