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    The hot, uncomfortable days in July and August are called what: Bad, Dog, or Evil?

    Question #71055. Asked by vanks. (Sep 28 06 11:14 AM)


    malarson

    		The Dog Days of Summer.

    Sep 28 06, 11:24 AM
    What-A-Mess

    		El Dias De Perro.

    Sep 28 06, 1:28 PM
    darkpresence

    		They're called the dog days because that's when Sirius (the dog star, so called because it's in the constellation Canis Major, canis being latin for bark from whence canine for dog) is rising.

    Sep 28 06, 1:33 PM
    skysmom65

    		dog days, name for the most sultry period of summer, from about July 3 to Aug. 11. Named in early times by observers in countries bordering the Mediterranean, the period was reckoned as extending from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) and the sun. In the latitude of the Mediterranean region this period coincided with hot days that were plagued with disease and discomfort. The time of conjunction varies with difference in latitude, and because of the precession of the equinoxes it changes gradually over long periods in all latitudes.
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    Sep 28 06, 3:29 PM

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