December
December
| Subclass of | month of the Gregorian calendar  |
|---|---|
| Part of | Gregorian calendar, Julian calendar, Swedish calendar |
| Dey follow | November |
| Followed by | January, Undecimber |
December be de twelfth den final month of de year wey dey Julian den Gregorian calendars wey esan be de last of seven months wey get length of 31 days.
December get ein name from de Latin word decem (wey dey mean ten) secof na e be originally de tenth month for de year for de calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC insyd wey begin insyd March. Dem no include de winter days wey dey follow December as part of any month. Later, dem create de months of January den February out of de monthless period wey dem add go de beginning of de calendar, but December retain ein name.[1][2]
Astrology
[edit | edit source]- De zodiac signs give de month of December be Sagittarius (until December 21) den Capricorn (December 22 dey go).[3][4]
December symbols
[edit | edit source]December ein birth flower be de narcissus.
December ein birthstones be de turquoise, zircon, den tanzanite.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Macrobius, Saturnalia, tr. Percival Vaughan Davies (New York: Columbia University Press, 1969), book I, chapters 12–13, pp. 89–95.
- ↑ "December" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. VII (9th ed.). 1878. p. 19.
- ↑ The Earth passes the junction of the signs at 10:02 UT/GMT December 21, 2020, and will pass it again at 15:59 UT/GMT December 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Astrology Calendar", yourzodiacsign. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.
External links
[edit | edit source]December at Wikipedia ein sisto projects
- Definitions from Wiktionary
- Travel information from Wikivoyage