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August panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD) Sextilis (lit. ' sixth ') or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius, "Mars' month") was the first of ten months in the year. After the calendar reform that produced a ...
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. [1] In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter.
August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. This category is for individual days in August, the month of August in recent years, and things that ...
In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings. New symbols have also arisen: one of the most known in the United Kingdom is the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance of the fallen in war.
During the Middle Ages, the zodiacal symbol of Cancer was included in devotional books and incorporated into monumental sculptures. [15] The depiction of Cancer as a crab is most prevalent in Mediterranean and Western European art. [15] In Dante Alighieri's Paradiso, he makes reference to Cancer, writing: Thereafterward a light among them ...
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All the fire signs are by their nature hot and dry. However, the addition of the elemental qualities of the seasons results in differences between the fire signs. Aries being a Spring sign is wet (hot & dry, hot & wet), Leo being the midsummer sign gets a double dose of hot and dry and is the pure fire sign, and Sagittarius being an Autumnal ...
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