TODAY - December 27

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: DECEMBER 27

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Belgium 2 minutes longer than December 21. Its length is 7 hours and 58 minutes – from 08.44 to 16.43.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today is called JOHN’s DAY. It has its name from the evangelist John, who lived 10-101 AC. He was originally a fisherman and then became a follower of John the Baptiser. He lived part of his life on the now Greek island of Patmos, where he wrote his gospel.

 

The day’s name in Belgium is the same:  SAINT JEAN l’EVANGELISTE.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1978:  Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.

 

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Holy flame  -  where does that tradition come from? And what does it mean?

This is the name of the permanent fire in the temples in the ancient times. It is known from many religions. To the ancient Greeks fire was sacred. They believed it had been stolen from the gods by Prometheus.  In the Christian religion it is mentioned in the Law of Moses, where God asks Moses to ensure that the flame on the alter will burn permanently. From there comes the tradition with a burning lamp in Jewish synagogues. It is also known in the Catholic church.

When you see a permanent flame on monuments for killed soldiers in wars, f.ex. on the tomb of the unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, is comes from the same tradition.

The Olympic flame has the same origin. Some time in advance of Olympic games a special ceremony is organized at the Mount Olympus in Greece. The flame is ignited by the beams of the sun, and a torch with the flame is transported over long distances, often by a runner, to the place, where the games take place. At the end of the games the flame is extinguished again.

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Honeymoon  -  where does this word come from? And what does it mean?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

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

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

The Buck stops here!

This was said by the American president Harry S. Truman.  He referred to the fact that he as president never could send difficult questions on to somebody else.

2.  Today’s quote:

Older women often look younger that young ones, because they have more experience than the young in the art on how to look young.

Who among today’s persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1571:  Johannes Kepler  ( died 1630 )

1822:  Louis Pasteur  ( died 1893 )

1867:  Johannes Larsen  ( died 1961 )

1901:  Marlene Dietrich  ( died 1992 )  - see enclosed photo

1947:  Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

1923:  Gustave Eiffel  ( 91 years )

1981:  Hoagy Carmichal  ( 82 years )

2007:  Benazir Bhutto  ( 54 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

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




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