The last day of English in August

The last day of August is the last day of August in English.

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August is the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar, and it is a big month with * * * 3 1 day. In the northern hemisphere, August is the third month of summer. August 1 Day is the Army Day in China. August is the eighth month of the lunar calendar. The solar terms in August are: beginning of autumn and Summer. The festivals in August are: Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.

August in autumn is in the middle, which is called Mid-Autumn. In Erya Shi Tian, it says, "August is strong." Hao Yixing explained: "The strong is great. August is full of yin, while "Yi" is strong and words are full. " Therefore, August is called a strong month. "Guizi falls in the moon, and the sky is floating outside." Song Wenzhi, a man in the Tang Dynasty, blew off the sweet-scented osmanthus in the middle of the month, not to mention the rural folk song "Sweet-scented osmanthus comes in August", which is also called Gui Yue by the people.

2. Month source

After Julius Caesar died, his nephew Octavian became the first Roman emperor. In order to be as famous as Caesar, he wants to be named after himself for another month. His birthday is in September, but he chose August. Because after he ascended the throne, the Roman Senate awarded him the title of Latin -Augustus in August.

So, he decided to use this honorific name to name August. It turns out that August is one day less than July. In order to be equal to Caesar, he decided to take a day from mid-February and add it to August. Since then, February has lost one day. English August evolved from the Latin honorifics of emperors.

3. Month

A month is a unit of time in a calendar. Traditionally, the period of the moon phase change is regarded as the length of a month, and the length of a month (lunar month) is about 29.53 days, that is, a round of "Shuowangyue".

In the early Paleolithic period, people had calculated the days according to the phases of the moon. Until now, the new moon is still the cornerstone of many calendars. A year is divided into 12 months; In China, the lunar year is 12 months and the leap year is 13 months. The extra month is called leap month.