The Calends Latin Kalendae the called , gen. plural arum , correspond to the first days of each month of the Roman calendar . The Romans assigned these calends to the first day of the month, signifying the start of the new moon cycle Citation needed date February 2007 . On that day, the pontiff s would announce at the Curia Calabra the rest days for the upcoming month, and the debtors had to pay off their debts that were inscribed in the calendaria, a sort of accounts book. The date in this calendar system was measured relative to days such as the Calends, Nones calendar Nones or Ides calendar Ides , for example, in modern terms, three days past Calends would be the 4th of the month. This sort of system would be used to date documents, diary entries, etc. Computation of the days of the month from Calends can be done using the following verses blockquote xml lang la lang la poem Principium mensis cujusque vocato Kalendas Sex Maius nonas, October, Julius, et Mars Quattuor at reliqui dabit Idus quidlibet octo. poem blockquote meaning that the first day is called the Calends six days later is the Nones of May, October, July and March four days later for the remaining months and the Ides is eight days after that. ref Cite book title Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy coauthors Jacques Ozanam, Jean Etienne Montucla year 1814 publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown location isbn pages 191 2 url http books.google.ie books?id RGUJAAAAIAAJ&pg PA191&dq 22the three ... 2010 08 31 ref To find the day of the Calends of the current month, one counts how many days remain in the month, and add two to that number. For example, April 22, is the 10th of the Calends of May ... ka . The calends was a feature of the Latin calendar, absent from the Ancient Greece Greek calendar. Accordingly, to postpone something ad Kalendas Graecas to the Greek calends meant postponing ... pl Kalendy pt Calendas ru sk Kalendy sl Kalende sh Kalende sv Calends uk ... more details
Bissext , or bissextus Latin Lat . bis , twice sextus , sixth , the day intercalated by the Julian calendar in the February of every fourth year to make up the six hours by which the solar year was computed to exceed the year of 365 days. The day was inserted after 24 February, i.e. the sixth day before the calends 1st of March there was consequently, besides the sextus , or sixth before the calends, the bis sextus or second sixth, our 25 February. In modern usage, with the exception of ecclesiastical calendars, the intercalary day is added for convenience at the end of the month, and years in which February has twenty nine days are called bissextile, or leap year s. sfn Chisholm 1911 p 12 References reflist Attribution 1911 wstitle Bissext volume 4 page 12 Category Julian calendar Ancient Rome stub ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 Fothadh an Fili , Irish people Irish poet , fl. 879. Fothadh appears to be known almost exclusively from three verses of a poem he composed upon the death of King ed Findliath in 879. It is preserved in that year s entry in the Annals of the Four Masters Five years above seven times ten ten hundred and five thousand From Adam, no falsehood to the death of Aedh, are counted. Seventy above eight hundred with six years, are reckoned From the birth of Christ without blemish to the death of Aedh of Aileach. On the twelfth of the musical Calends of December of fierce tempests Died the illustrious chieftain Aedh of Aileach, monarch of the Gaeidhil. External links http www.ucc.ie celt published T100005A DEFAULTSORT Fothadh An Fili Category Irish poets Category Medieval Gaels Category Irish Gaelic poets Category Medieval Irish poets Category 9th century Irish people Category Medieval Irish writers ... more details
Dall n mac M re , fl. c. 900 , was an Irish poet, and chief bard to King Cerball mac Muirec in of Leinster reigned 885 909 . The poem The Song of Cerball s Sword is attributed to Dall n. Cath Bealach Mughna Sub anno 903, the Annals of the Four Masters preserve part of a lament on those killed at the battle of Bealach Mugna Cormac of Feimhin, Fogartach, Colman, Ceallach of the hard conflicts, They perished with many thousands in the great battle of Bealach Mughna. Flann of Teamhair, of the plain of Tailltin, Cearbhall of Carman without fail, On the seventh of the Calends of September, gained the battle of which hundreds were joyful. The bishop, the souls director, the renowned, illustrious doctor, King of Caiseal, King of Iarmumha O God alas for Cormac External links http www.ucc.ie celt published T100005B index.html References 1000 Years of Irish poetry , Kathleen Hoagland New York, 1947, pp. 6 8. ISBN 1 56852 235 5. DEFAULTSORT Dallan mac More Category Irish poets Category 10th century Irish people Category Irish history stubs Category Irish Gaelic poets Category Medieval Gaels Category 9th century Irish people Category Medieval Irish poets Category 9th century writers Ireland poet stub Category Medieval Irish writers ... more details
, Turkey preached a sermon against the Feast of Kalends Calends this foolish and harmful delight ref ... name AS On the Festival of the Calends , Asterius, AD 400. ref blockquote This festival teaches even ... of the Calends from Latin Oratio 4 Adversus Kalendarum Festum transcribed by Roger Pearse, Ipswich, UK, 2003. External links On the Festival of the Calends , Asterius of Amasea, AD 400, transcribed ... more details
Osred was king of Northumbria from 789 to 790. He was the son of Alhred of Northumbria Alhred and Osgifu, daughter of Eadberht of Northumbria Eadberht . He succeeded lfwald I of Northumbria lfwald , son of his mother s brother Oswulf of Northumbria Oswulf , who was murdered by the patricius ealdorman Sicga . Osred, even though he united two of the competing factions in Northumbria, was king for only a year before being deposed in favour of the previously deposed thelred I of Northumbria thelred son of thelwald Moll of Northumbria thelwald Moll . Osred was then exiled, apparently to the Isle of Man . He returned from exile in 792, and the Anglo Saxon Chronicle reports that he was apprehended and slain on the eighteenth day before the calends of October. His body is deposited at Tynemouth. It is presumed that this killing was done by or for King thelred, who had had lf and lfwine, sons of lfwald, killed the previous year, and had attempted to kill Eardwulf of Northumbria Eardwulf in 790. References Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350 1100. Stroud Sutton, 1993. ISBN 0 86299 730 5 Yorke, Barbara, Kings and Kingdoms of early Anglo Saxon England. London Seaby, 1990. ISBN 1 85264 027 8 align center cellpadding 2 border 2 width 30 align center Preceded by br lfwald I of Northumbria lfwald width 40 align center List of monarchs of Northumbria King of Northumbria width 30 align center Succeeded by br thelred I of Northumbria thelred 2nd reign Kings of Northumbria Persondata name Osred II of Northumbria alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death 792 place of death DEFAULTSORT Osred 02 Of Northumbria Category 8th century births Category 792 deaths Category Northumbrian monarchs Category 8th century rulers in Europe Category 8th century English people br Osred II Northumbria de Osred II. eo Osred la 2 a fr Osred II de Northumbrie it Osred II di Northumbria hu II. Osred northumbriai kir ly ru II ... more details
Infobox Holiday holiday name Floralia type Pagan longtype Pagan, Historical image caption observed by Ancients Romans, College Students begins April 27 nickname Florifertum ends May 3 celebrations Dancing, drinking and decoration using flowers observances Offerings of milk and honey related to File Prosper Piatti and workshop Floralia.jpg thumb Proper Piatti and workshop Floralia , 1899 The Floralia , also known as the Florifertum , was an ancient Roman festivals Roman festival dedicated to Flora goddess Flora , the goddess of flowers and vegetation. It was held on the IV Calends of May, April 27 to May 3, and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, marked with dancing, drinking, and flowers. These days were considered by the prostitute s of Rome to be their own. While flowers decked the temples, Roman citizens wore colorful clothing instead of the usual white, and offerings were made of milk and honey to Flora. Connecticut College Currently, the term Floralia, is also used for a festival thrown annually in May at Connecticut College , a small liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut . The event is sponsored by the Student Activities Council. In previous years the festival was a weekend long activity, culminating in a large spring concert. In more recent years, the festival features day long music, food, drinks, and inflatable recreation for students and invited guests. Music is performed live throughout the day by various bands, ranging from student bands to cover bands to up and coming performers. Recent headliners include Reel Big Fish , 1997, Young Love band , The Misshapes , Chester French , Ted Leo and the Pharmacists , Ok Go , Girl Talk musician Girl Talk , B.o.B , Santigold , and Talib Kweli . For the 2011 Floralia festival performers include Matt and Kim, Hoodie Allen, Wicked Peach, Shake the Baron, and DOM. External links http penelope.uchicago.edu grout encyclopaedia romana calendar floralia.html Encyclop dia Romana Floralia Roman religion fes ... more details
Dictionary Notability date January 2012 Unreferenced date January 2012 The word Ianuarius is the original Ancient Rome Roman designation of the month January . The name is either derived from the two faced Roman god Janus , from the Latin word ianua , which means door , or it is the masculine form of Diana , which would be Dianus or Ianus Janus . Citation needed date February 2012 class wikitable colspan 3 Latin phrases for the days in Ianuarius January January Ianuarius Ianuarius long version 1 Kalendae Calends Kalendis Ianuariis 2 IV a.d. Nones ante diem IV quartum Nonas Ianuarias 3 III a.d. Nones ante diem III tertium Nonas Ianuarias 4 Pridie Nones pridie Nonas Ianuarias 5 Nonae Nones calendar Nones Nonis Ianuariis 6 VIII a.d. Ides ante diem VIII octavum Idus Ianuarias 7 VII a.d. Ides ante diem VII septimum Idus Ianuarias 8 VI a.d. Ides ante diem VI sextum Idus Ianuarias 9 V a.d. Ides ante diem V quintum Idus Ianuarias 10 IV a.d. Ides ante diem IV quartum Idus Ianuarias 11 III a.d. Ides ante diem III tertium Idus Ianuarias 12 Pridie Ides pridie Idus Ianuarias 13 Idus Ides calendar Ides Idibus Ianuariis 14 XIX a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XIX undevicesimum Kalendas Februarias 15 XVIII a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XVIII duodevicesimum Kalendas Februarias 16 XVII a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XVII septimum decimum Kalendas Februarias 17 XVI a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XVI sextum decimum Kalendas Februarias 18 XV a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XV quintum decimum Kalendas Februarias 19 XIV a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XIV quartum decimum Kalendas Februarias 20 XIII a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XIII tertium decimum Kalendas Februarias 21 XII a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XII duodecimum Kalendas Februarias 22 XI a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem XI undecimum Kalendas Februarias 23 X a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem X decimum Kalendas Februarias 24 IX a.d. Februarius Kalends ante diem IX nonum Kalendas Februarias 25 VIII a.d. Februar ... more details
Saint Mochta or Mochtae died 20 August 535 , in Latin sources Maucteus or Mauchteus , was a disciple of St. Patrick . He was, like Patrick, a native of Sub Roman Britain Britain . His name is British, ref Cr in n, Early Medieval Ireland 400 1200 , p. 26 27 ref and Adomn n s Life of Columba describes him as a certain British stranger, a holy man and a disciple of the holy bishop Patrick . ref proselytus Brito homo sanctus sancti Patricii episcopi discipulus Anderson & eds. , Adomnan s Life of Columba , p. 182 Second Preface ref He is said to have founded a monastery in Louth, County Louth Louth . ref Francis J. Byrne, Irish Kings and High Kings , Four Courts Press, 2001, p. 162 ref The Annals of Ulster report his death twice, in 535 and 537, which points to him being considerably younger than Patrick, whose death the Annals date to 493. The entry for 535 dates his death to the 13th of the Calends of September, i.e. 20 August, and quotes the opening of a letter written by him Mauchteus, a sinner, priest, disciple of St Patrick, sends greetings in the Lord. ref Dormitatio Muchti discipuli Patricii .xiii. Kl. Septembris. Sic ipse scripsit in epistola sua Mauchteus peccator, prespiter, sancti Patrici discipulus, in Domino salutem Mac Carthy ed. , Annala Uladh Annals of Ulster . ref However neither the rest of this letter nor any other compositions of his have survived. ref Cr n n, Hiberno Latin Literature to 1169 , in A New History of Ireland vol 1 Prehistoric and Early Ireland , p. 372 ref Notes reflist 2 References Anderson, Alan O. & Majorie O. Anderson eds. . Adomnan s Life of Columba . Edinburgh, 1961. Cr n n, D ibh . Early Medieval Ireland 400 1200 . Longman, 1995. Cr n n, D ibh . Hiberno Latin Literature to 1169 . In D ibh Cr n n ed. , A New History of Ireland vol 1 Prehistoric and Early Ireland , Oxford University Press, 2005. Mac Carthy, B . ed. . Annala Uladh Annals of Ulster . Dublin, 1895, http www.ucc.ie celt published G100001A index.html Irish te ... more details
Sicga died 22 February 793 also given as Siga and Sigha was a nobleman in the History of Anglo Saxon England Anglo Saxon kingdom of Northumbria . Sicga first appears in the historical record as senior lay witness to the proceedings of a council held by Papal Legate , George, Bishop of Ostia in 786, where he is called a patrician Sigha patricius , a term which may correspond with the Old English term ealdorman . ref Kirby, p. 153 MGH, Epistolae Karolini aevi II , p. 28. ref The Anglo Saxon Chronicle records the murder of King lfwald I of Northumbria lfwald by Sigca at Scythlecester which may be modern Chesters on 23 September 788 blockquote This year Elwald, king of the Northumbrians, was slain by Siga, on the eleventh day before the calends of October and a heavenly light was often seen on the spot where he was slain. He was buried in the church of Hexham. ref Kirby, pp. 153&ndash 154 Anglo Saxon Chronicle, Ms. D, s.a. 789. ref blockquote Sicga s death, on 22 February 793, is recorded by the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, and Symeon of Durham adds that he died by suicide . In spite of this, and the fact that he was a regicide , Sicga was buried at the monastery of Lindisfarne . ref Yorke, p. 242 Williams, p. 14. ref Notes references References D mmler, Ernst, et al., Monumenta Germaniae Historica Epistolae Karolini aevi II . Reprinted 1995. ISBN 3 921575 70 2 etext online at http www.dmgh.de Digital MGH Kirby, D.P., The Earliest English Kings. London Unwin Hyman, 1991. ISBN 0 04 445691 3 Williams, Ann, Smyth, Alfred P. & Kirby, D.P., A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain England, Scotland and Wales c. 500 c. 1050. London Seaby, 1991. ISBN 1 85264 047 2 Barbara Yorke Yorke, Barbara , The Conversion of Britain Religion, Politics and Society in Britain c. 600 800. London Longman, 2006. ISBN 0 582 77292 3 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sicga ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 793 PLACE OF DEATH Category ... more details
J.U.L. Juris Utriusque Licentiatus Licentiate of Both Laws Jur. Juris Of Law Kal. Kalendae Calends ... Pridie Kalendas The day before the Calends Poenit. Poenitentia Penance Poenit. Ap. Poenitentiaria ..., Ante Diem VI or Sextum Kal. Apriles , is equivalent to the sixth day before the Calends of April, counting both the Calends and the day intended to be indicated or Anima Dulcis Sweet Soul A.Q.I.C. Anima ... IND. Same as IDNE INP In Pace In Peace I.X. In Christo In Christ K. Kalendas Calends or Care, Carus ... Pridie Kalendas The Day Before the Calends PRB. Presbyter Priest PR.N. Pridie Nonas The Day Before ... more details
for the sketch comedy group The Flying Pigs File Sus scrofa avionica.png thumb A doctored photograph showing a flying pig The phrase when pigs fly is an adynaton a figure of speech so hyperbole hyperbolic that it describes an impossibility. The implication of such a phrase is that the circumstances in question the adynaton, and the circumstances to which the adynaton are being applied will never occur. Because of the historical importance of the pig industry to the city, prominent in the local iconography of Cincinnati are such events as the Big Pig Gig and the Flying Pig Marathon . Meaning When pigs fly is an adynaton, a way of saying that something will never happen. The phrase is often used for Humor humorous effect, to scoff at over ambition. There are numerous variations on the theme when an individual with a reputation for failure finally succeeds, onlookers may sarcasm sarcastically claim to see a flying pig. Hey look A flying pig ref name worldwide http www.worldwidewords.org qa qa pig1.htm ref Other variations on the phrase include And pigs will fly , this one in retort to an outlandish statement. An example occurs in the film The Eagle Has Landed film The Eagle Has Landed an Irish secret agent working for the Nazis replies to a German general speaking of Germany s shortly winning World War II , Pigs may fly, general, but I doubt it Later, when the Irishman sees German soldiers parachuting before an attack, he says to himself, Mother of God Flying pigs An identical phrase, used to express impossibilities, exists in Romanian language Romanian , C nd o zbura porcul , literally meaning When the pig shall fly an equivalent also implying an animal is La Pa tele cailor , literally on horses Easter . Similar phrases in English include Wiktionary when Hell freezes over when hell freezes over , the Latin expression to the Greek calends , and and monkeys might fly out of my butt , popularized in Wayne s World skits and movies. They are examples of adynata . ref cite ... more details
astronomy syzygies of the moon the new moon Kalendae or calends, hence calendar and the full moon Idus ..., so February 24 was ante diem sextum Kalendas Martii the sixth day before the calends of March often .... Because only 22 or 23 days were effectively added, not a full lunation, the calends and ides ... more details
the calendae , the calling out. ref cite encyclopedia title Calends encyclopedia The American ... Farnesianum, contained little more than the ceremonies of the calends, nones and ides, the fairs, signs ... more details
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