The Julian Calendar was a lunar calendar with an extra month added in order to keep festival dates at the appropriate time of the year.

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The Julian Calendar was a solar calendar, not a lunar calendar. It was created by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE and had 12 months with 365 days and an extra day added every four years (leap year) to keep the calendar year aligned with the solar year. The purpose of the Julian Calendar was not to keep festival dates at the appropriate time of the year, but rather to improve accuracy in determining the date of Easter.

The Julian Calendar Was a Lunar Calendar with an Extra