Macedonian month names

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This article is about the Slavic Macedonian language. For ancient Macedonian month names, see Ancient Macedonian calendar.

The Slavic Macedonian language has two sets of names of the months of the Gregorian calendar. The most commonly used set of names is derived from the Latin month names and these are used by the vast majority of the Macedonian population. However, there is also a set of older names for the twelve months of Slavic origin that differ from the Latin month names, although their usage is archaized and largely restricted to folk literature and religious calendars issued by the Macedonian Orthodox Church.

The origin of the Macedonian month names is closely related to the agricultural activities that occur in the corresponding period, or to the weather condition common for that period. Some months have alternative names in different regions. The usage of modern Latin month names among Macedonians started towards the end of the 19th century, as a result of mass education.

No.	English name	Macedonian name	Archaic form	Macedonian meaning
1	January	Јануари	Коложег	month of burning trunks
2	February	Февруари	Сечко	month of dreadful ice
3	March	Март	Цутар	month of budding
4	April	Април	Тревен	month of grass
5	May	Мај	Косар	month of mowing
6	June	Јуни	Житар	month of grain
7	July	Јули	Златец	golden month
8	August	Август	Жетвар	month of harvesting
9	September	Септември	Гроздобер	month of harvesting grapes
10	October	Октомври	Листопад	month of falling leaves
11	November	Ноември	Студен	cold month
12	December	Декември	Снежник	snowy month