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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 .
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).
Why is it called the 'dog days of summer?' According to the weather service, the dog days of summer take place 20 days prior and 20 days after the "dog star" Sirius rises and falls in conjunction ...
Bad news, heat haters: The dog days of summer are not, as Florence Welch once sang, over or done.. The dog days of summer, the period during which the star Sirius rises alongside the sun, run from ...
Two N. canicularis mating. Neotibicen canicularis is recognizable by being mostly black with green markings on its body. The body size is typically 27–33 millimeters (1.1–1.3 in); the wingspan can reach 82 mm (3.2 in). [1]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas.It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson.. After Johnson died in 1973, the Texas State Legislature created a legal state holiday to be observed every year on August 27 to honor the 36th president of the United States, one of their state's native sons.
The dog days of summer are upon us. That time of year when the season seems never-ending, an eternal treadmill of 7:05 p.m. starts. But these games matter just like any others, and the playoff ...
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.