After a long winter and a slow spring, many of us wondered if it would ever get warm again. We’re wondering no more. The last few weeks have been brutally hot and humid! It appears the “dog days” of summer are upon us.
In a National Geographic article, “Why Do We Call Them the ‘Dog Days’ of Summer?” (July 10, 2015), author Becky Little explains the origin of the expression. “Dog days” refers to the Dog Star, Sirius. “To the Greeks and Romans, the “dog days” occurred around the day when Sirius appeared to rise just before the sun, in late July. They referred to these days as the hottest time of the year, a period that could bring fever, or even catastrophe.”
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