In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

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Titera's Tidbit: Seventh Heaven
Some ancient religions of the Middle East believed the afterlife consisted of seven celestrial layers, each more splendid than the one before it. The first heaven was emerald, the second silver, the third pearl, the fourth ruby, the fifth gold, the sixth jacinth (a kind of zircon), and the seventh pure white light.

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