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Judith Dale: Spring – a time for celebration

With the arrival of spring equinox on March 20 — known as the first day of spring — and Easter just around the corner, I thought a look at spring celebrations throughout history and around the world would be interesting. In my research, I found that “spring” has been celebrated since civilization began. Ancient peoples figured out the day of both the spring and fall equinox. What exactly is the equinox? The word “equinox” comes from the Latin words aequus and nox, which mean equal and night. The Earth tilts toward and away from the sun, which causes the seasons. The equinox is the day the sun crosses the equator, making the day and night equal.

Curtis Honeycutt | Grammar Guy: Why is February spelled like that?

I’m going to lean on my three years of high school Latin to answer this question. I really wanted to make sure I was profiled as a giant nerd during my formative teen years, so, I took a class where we got extra credit for wearing a homemade toga to school for an entire day. Let’s just say I got my extra credit. Picture this: You’re a Roman citizen in the 8th century B.C. For hundreds of years prior to your time, your pagan ancestors celebrated a crazy ritual called Lupercalia, a wild fertility festival in which local priests smeared with goats’ blood would run naked through the streets, striking any woman they passed. These run-by whippings were said to bring fertility to the women who got the privilege of receiving these blows from the nude priests. The whips, known as “februum,” literally meant “to purify,” after the ancient Roman god Februum.

Calendar chock full of linguistic mysteries | Columns

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By Curtis Honeycutt | Grammar Guy: Why is February spelled like that?

I’m going to lean on my three years of high school Latin to answer this question. I really wanted to make sure I was profiled as a giant nerd during my formative teen years, so, I took a class where we got extra credit for wearing a homemade toga to school for an entire day. Let’s just say I got my extra credit. Picture this: You’re a Roman citizen in the 8th century B.C. For hundreds of years prior to your time, your pagan ancestors celebrated a crazy ritual called Lupercalia, a wild fertility festival in which local priests smeared with goats’ blood would run naked through the streets, striking any woman they passed. These run-by whippings were said to bring fertility to the women who got the privilege of receiving these blows from the nude priests. The whips, known as “februum,” literally meant “to purify,” after the ancient Roman god Februum.

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