TODAY - AUGUST 24

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: AUGUST 24

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 3 hours and 29 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 14 hours and 36 minutes – from 06.03 to 20.39.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today is called BARTHOLOMEW's DAY. He was one of the disciples of Jesus. According to the legend he could cure sick people. He also brought Christianity to India. Here he was later dramatically killed because of his faith.

Bartholomew is often in religious art shown with a knife in his hand. And he is the patron of the tanners.

In the old Nordic societies it was not allowed to use artificial light such as candles etc. until after this day.

The day’s name in Belgium is the same:  SAINT BARTHÉLÉMY.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1572:  12.000 huguenots ( protestants ) were killed in Paris during the Night of Bartholemew.

 

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Alpha and omega -  what does that mean?  And where does it come from?

The meaning of this expression is - as most people know - that something is fundamental and very, very important.  Originally it means from the first to the last letter. Alfa is the first letter in the Greek alphabet and Omega is the last letter.

The expression is already used in the Bible, where Jesus once says:  I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!

The expression from A to Z is exactly the same. Why?  Because A is the first letter in the original Latin alphabet and Z is the last one. 

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Europe - what is the background of that name ?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

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

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

 Civilisations die from suicide - not from murder !

 

            This was said by the British historian Arnold Toynbee .

2.  Today’s quote:

 In the libraries the immortal soals of the dead are talking!

Who among today’s persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1635:  Peter Griffenfeld  ( died 1699 )

1919:  Niels Viggo Bentzon  ( died 2000 )

1929:  Yassir Arafat  ( died 2004 )

1948:  Jean-Michel Jarre

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

          79:      Plinius the Elder  ( 56 years )

             1831:  August von Gneisenau  ( 71 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

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

 

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