TODAY - June 17


NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS
ON: JUNE 17

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Belgium 8 hours and 31 minutes longer than December 21.  Its length is 16 hours and 29 minutes – from 05.29 to 21.56.

See more – also in English – about where you are on: www.dagenslaengde.dk

TODAY’s NAME:

This day’s name is BUDOLF’s DAY.  It comes from the Benedictine monk Bothulf, who in the year 654 AC founded a monastery in Lincolnshire in England. The town nearby got its name from him – Bothulf’s Town. This name has today developed into the name Boston.  Bothulf died in year 680 AC.

An old Danish saying claims that “if it is raining on Budolf’s day the harvest will be better than the king’s gold!”

Today is also the United Nation’s international World Day against drought.

The name of this day in Belgium is:  SAINTE ALÈNE – aften a Belgian nun. Her noble parents were not Christians.  She died in 640.  She is the patron for people with eye sickness and with toothache.


TODAY’s EVENT:

1789:  The French revolution starts.

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Cravat – where does that word come from? And what does it mean?
This was a special article of clothing for the neck in the 17th century in Croatia (before the necktie).

It was in particular used in the military. The Croatian soldiers used it – also when they served in foreign armies like the French under Louis XIII (1601-43) and Napoleon.
In this was this special clothing from Croatia got the name Cravatte in French. Today this is simply the normal word for tie. The same word with the same background is used in German (Krawatte).

The English word Cravat has, of course, the same origin. But it continues to refer to the special clothing used in the old days: A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men, having long ends hanging in front.

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Tycho Brahe days – what is that? And what is the history?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

EUROPE AT WORK     www.europe-at-work.be

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

 Of anything which happens it is only the utter distress which knows no envy.

             This was said by the Medieval Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio.

2.  Today’s quote:

        In music as well as in love the desire is a waste product of the creation.

             Who among today’s persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1808:  Henrik Wergeland  ( died 1845 )
1882:  Igor Stravinskij  ( died 1971 )
1888:  Heinz Guderian  ( died 1954 )
1938:  Grethe Ingmann  ( died 1996 )
1945:  Ken Livingstone
1945:  Eddy Merckx

4.  Famous people died on this day:

1957:  Olaf Rude  ( 71 years )
1996:  Thomas Kuhn  ( 74 years )

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen
niels4europe@gmail.com  
www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   +  EUROPE-AT-WORK   www.europe-at-work.be

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