Months of the year facts

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Across
  1. 2. In this month, the sandwich was created.
  2. 3. Every year, this month and June end on the same day of the week.
  3. 5. This month was named after a Roman purification ritual.
  4. 8. The Roman’s associated this month with the god Vulcon, the god of fire.
  5. 9. This tends to be the warmest month in the northern hemisphere.
  6. 10. This month’s full moon, in the US, is called the “Beaver Moon”.
  7. 11. (All the facts from this sheet are from thefactsite.com, except this one: this is Alexandria’s birthday month:)
Down
  1. 1. In the southern hemisphere, this month contains the shortest day of the year.
  2. 3. This month has never seen the death of a U.S. President.
  3. 4. According to the early Roman calendar, this month originally had 30 days.
  4. 6. The diamond is the birthstone associated with this month.
  5. 7. The Anglo-Saxon’s name for this month was “Winterfylleth”.