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Traces the mythology, superstitions, and events that influenced the creation of the modern calendar, discussing such informative facts as the Roman avoidance of even numbers that caused most months to be set at odd-numbered lengths, the inspirations behind the names of the days of the week, and the origins of the Easter Bunny. Reprint.
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Three streams of history created the Western calendar - from the East, beginning with the Sumerians; from the Celtic and Germanic peoples in the North; and again from the East, this time from Palestine, with the rise of Christianity. Michael Judge teases out the contributions of each stream to the shape of the calendar - to days and holidays and associated lore. Richly informative and crammed with fascination - like the fact that the ancient Romans left 60 days of winter out of their calendar, considering these two months a dead time of terror best left unnamed!
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The Dance of Time : The Origins of the Calendar - A Miscellany of History and Myth, Religion and Astronomy, Festivals and Feast Day
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