This Day in History: April 

April Is derived from the Latin word "to open", just like the blooming of the trees. The Romans dedicated this month to Venus, often referring to it as Mensis Veneris instead of Aprilis.  It is said that geniuses are often born in April, and there is much documentation that Jesus was actually born in the Spring, not December.  The Winter Solstice was renamed the birth of Christ in an effort to convert pagans and this pagan ritual over to Christianity.

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