...so named from the rising and setting of Sirius, the Dog Star, these typically sweltering weeks have been noted since at least Roman times. In modern times, they occur from July 3 through August 11.
If nothing else, it would put the term "dog days" in a new light.
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You're amazing!
While I do not so much mind the Roman calendar, I do wish time had weighed in for Charlemagne. It would be fun to have spring in Hornung and celebrate my birthday in the Herbistmanoth.
Good deal. So, the dog days are named after Sirius. Do you recall what July and August are named after? ;-)
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July is named after Julius Cesar and used to be called Quintilis before it was renamed.
ReplyDeleteAugust, of course, was called that after Augustus. But it used to be called Sextilis, prior to 8 BC.
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I kinda like "Sextilis," myself...
ReplyDeleteI kinda like "Sextilis," myself...
ReplyDeleteIf nothing else, it would put the term "dog days" in a new light.
Do I win? Do I win?
You're amazing!
While I do not so much mind the Roman calendar, I do wish time had weighed in for Charlemagne. It would be fun to have spring in Hornung and celebrate my birthday in the Herbistmanoth.
Ihr sohn, herr Wolfgang.
Hmmm... I just don't know about you, son. You recently seem to have been afflicted with a bad case of lexiphanicism!
ReplyDeleteOuch! Come on, you have to admit that using German names for months would be fun.
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