06/12/2022
Hello from Villas 1 & II on a hot afternoon..
Here are some Fun Facts to enjoy!!
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, falling between spring and autumn.
The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, tradition and culture, but when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.
In the Northern Hemisphere summer lasts from the Summer Solstice (about 21 June) to the Autumnal Equinox (September 22 or 23). In the Southern Hemisphere, summer lasts from December until March.
At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.
The 1st day of summer 2020 in Northern Hemisphere will be on Saturday, June 20th. And the last day of summer 2020 will be on Tuesday, September 22nd
“Summer” came from the Old English name for that time of year, sumor. This, in turn, came from the Proto-Germanic sumur-, which itself came from the Proto-Indo-European root sam- (sam- seems to be a variant of the Proto-Indo-European sem-, meaning “together / one”
The “dog days of summer” refer to the weeks between July 3 and August 11 and are named after the Dog Star (Sirius) in the Canis Major constellation. The ancient Greeks blamed Sirius for the hot temperatures, drought, discomfort, and sickness that occurred during the summer.
STAY COOL THIS SUMMER... MORE FUN FACTS TO COME!!
