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pinning the mo on the alco
Oct. 20th, 2008 12:16 pmMovember looming reminds me of something Rob Stephenson recently quipped. He gave me his permission to post it here.
I'd complained to the enfant terrible of Aussie SF about needing an extra two months a year to get everything done, and he'd agreed. To my surprise, he'd already named them.
Starch, he said, was "for the stiff time of year", and Exember for when you needed to escape from it all.
I'm not sure how to define stiffness in this context, but I do know what he means. I love the names, and demand that they be incorporated into the calendar as soon as possible.
This led me on a brief search to learn more about alternate month-named systems, and I was intrigued to discover almost immediately that January used to be "Wulf-Monath" in Old English, or the "Month of Wolves".
November was "Blood Month", which is even cooler. Less poetic are "Sprout Month" (February), "Noisy Month" (March), and "Weed Month" (August) but I can see the appeal.
Best of all was October, the month we're in right now, which used to be known as "Wine Month".
Hurrah!
Does anyone have any other suggestions for alternate or additional month names? My research powers are exhausted for the moment, but my curiosity remains untapped.
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Listening to: Tetsu Inoue - Symphony H2O
I'd complained to the enfant terrible of Aussie SF about needing an extra two months a year to get everything done, and he'd agreed. To my surprise, he'd already named them.
Starch, he said, was "for the stiff time of year", and Exember for when you needed to escape from it all.
I'm not sure how to define stiffness in this context, but I do know what he means. I love the names, and demand that they be incorporated into the calendar as soon as possible.
This led me on a brief search to learn more about alternate month-named systems, and I was intrigued to discover almost immediately that January used to be "Wulf-Monath" in Old English, or the "Month of Wolves".
November was "Blood Month", which is even cooler. Less poetic are "Sprout Month" (February), "Noisy Month" (March), and "Weed Month" (August) but I can see the appeal.
Best of all was October, the month we're in right now, which used to be known as "Wine Month".
Hurrah!
Does anyone have any other suggestions for alternate or additional month names? My research powers are exhausted for the moment, but my curiosity remains untapped.
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Listening to: Tetsu Inoue - Symphony H2O
