TODAY - August 18

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: AUGUST 18

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 2 hours and 43 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 14 hours and 52 minutes – from 05.53 to 20.45.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today's name is AGAPETUS' DAY.  He was a 14 year old Roman boy, who had become a Christian. That is why he was arrested by the Roman authorities and thrown into the cage of the lions in Circus Maximus in Rome. As they would not touch him he was instead put on the bonfire. Iy happened around 200 AD.

In Belgium the day’s name is SAINTE HÉLÈNE – after the Roman empress Helena. She was of Greek origin and lived in the years 246-330.  She found the cross of Jesus in Jerusalem. And she was the mother of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman emperor.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1966: The Cultural Revolution in China starts.

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TODAY’s QUESTION:

Hocus-pocus - what is that? And what's the history behind it?

This expression has its origin in the bible: it is a distortion of the words from the communion: hoc est corpus  - Latin for: this is my body. 

It was many years ago in particular used as a swear-word.  Later it changed to be used in relation to magics.  The first time this was seen was in an English handbook on magics from 1634. It carried the title:  Hocus pocus junior.

Today the expression hocus pocus is used when you do or show something almost like a magician.  You make things happen almost out of nothing!  Like many people think about the origins of the expression in Latin.

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Movements in space - do you know how fast we are all moving?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

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

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

        A kiss is a man's signature !

 This was once said by the American actress Mae West .

 

2.  Today’s quote:

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

             Who among today's persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1750:  Antonio Salieri ( died 1825 )

1830:  Emperor Franz Joseph I  ( died 1916 )

1859:  Anna Brøndum ( married Ancher )  ( died 1935 )

1933:  Roman Polanski

1936:  Robert Redford

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

       1227:  Djengis Khan  ( 62 years )

            1992:  John Sturgess  ( 81 years )

   

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   + EUROPE AT WORK:  www.europe-at-work.be

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