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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 .
A Dog Day: or the Angel in the House, a 1902 children's book written by Walter Emanuel and illustrated by Cecil Aldin; Dog Days, a 1998 novel by Daniel Lyons; Dog Days, a 2006 novel by Ana Marie Cox; Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, a 2009 novel by Jeff Kinney
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the Ancient Greeks and Romans believed the "dog days" to be a time of misfortune plagued by drought and unrest as animals and people alike were driven mad by ...
A small white dog that gets along with Tatsumaki and Cheney. It is part of the Knights of Biscotti's Onmitsu Squad, taking on the task of delivering messages. Konoha (コノハ) A small white fox like creature with a bell around its neck that emits a high pitched tone when the presence of a demon is detected.
The dog days of summer, the period during which the star Sirius rises alongside the sun, run from July 3 to August 11. Ancient people believed that Sirius influenced the weather, among other ...
Dog Days (stylized as DOG DAYS) is a Japanese anime television series created by Masaki Tsuzuki, also known for his work as creator of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and produced by Seven Arcs and Aniplex under the direction of Keizo Kusakawa. The story revolves around a boy named Shinku Izumi, who is summoned to an alternate world, Flonyard, by ...
The term "Dog Days" was used earlier by the Greeks (see, e.g., Aristotle's Physics, 199a2). The Dog Days originally were the time of the year when Sirius rose just before or at the same time as the sun (heliacal rising, in Conjunction (astronomy) with), which is no longer true, owing to precession of the equinoxes.
Opposite Day is a make believe game usually played by children. Conceptually, Opposite Day is a holiday where things are said and done in an opposite manner. It is not a holiday on any calendar and therefore one can declare that any day of the year is Opposite Day (sometimes retroactively) to indicate something which will be said, or has just been said should be understood opposite to its ...