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The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat , drought , sudden thunderstorms , lethargy , fever , mad dogs , and bad luck .
During the "dog days of summer," people can expect hotter, more humid temperatures. But why do we use this phrase?
Here’s how the “dog days of summer” went from a feared period in ancient Greece and Rome to an innocent phrase immortalized in film and song. ‘Dog days’ started with a star
The song was a reaction to the varying difficult issues facing America in the late 1970s – the fallout from the Watergate scandal, the simultaneous double-digit inflation, unemployment, and prime interest rates (leading to the misery index), and the 1979–1981 Iran Hostage Crisis.
Keeping with the canine theme, the phrase "dog days of summer" is actually a reference to Sirius (the Dog Star) which is part of the constellation, Canis Major (the Greater Dog).
Hindu astrology adopted the concept of days under the regency of a planet under the term vāra, the days of the week being called āditya-, soma-, maṅgala-, budha-, guru-, śukra-, and śani-vāra. śukrá is a name of Venus (regarded as a son of Bhṛgu ); guru is here a title of Bṛhaspati , and hence of Jupiter; budha "Mercury" is ...
Dogs are man's best friend and adorable, but what do they have to do with summer? The post Why Do We Say the “Dog Days of Summer”? appeared first on Reader's Digest.
In America may refer to: Within American soil; In America, a novel by Susan Sontag; In America, a 2002 Irish film by Jim Sheridan; In America (Defunkt album), a 1988 album by Defunkt; In America (Kenny G album) "In America" (song), a song by the Charlie Daniels Band "In America", a song by Creed from My Own Prison