美國生活點滴-40【八月名稱的由來】

美國生活點滴-40【八月名稱的由來】

What is the Month, August derived from?

August is known for many thigs, including the dog days of summer, National Watermelon Day(Aug. 3) and National Smile Week (Aug5-11). But there are many other fun facts associated with summer’s last full month. August is named after Augustus Caeser, founder and the first emperor of the Roman Empire, who was posthumously adopted by his materal great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar.

  

                    Augustus Caeser                                              Gaius Julius Caesar.

     

          

         Julius Caesar (凱撒大帝)- 不経一事不長一智

In the first Roman Calender, Augus was actually the sixth month of the year.  It was originally 30 days in length, but an extra day was added so that it would equal the number of days in July, who was named Julius Caesar.

Augus has two birthstones: peridot and sardonyx.  Peridot is among the oldest known gemstones and is green in color. Sardonyx, whi is lesser-known, is a white and brown-banded gemstones once believed to have mystical powers. 

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                   绿宝石                                                             白棕色宝石

              

The official flower fr Augus is the gladious. These vertical growing flowers were named from the Latin “gladius”,” meaning a sword.

                                                      

 

                                             劍蘭

   

                     8月3日 西瓜節                                                    8月微笑周

Fans of Elvis Presley also mourn each Aug. 16^th, the day the famed singer died in 1977.

                       

                                                        令人懷念的猫王!

Edited by Justin Lai

08/03/2020