The month of July in the collective heritage of the Arab Mashreq
Arab weather - July is the seventh month in the Gregorian Roman solar calendar (GREGORRIAN CALENDER), known in the Arab East as (July), and in the Arabian Gulf, Yemen and the Nile Valley (July) and the Maghreb called (Juillet).
What does the word tamuz mean?
The name Tammuz, a Babylonian word, is taken from the Sumerian word (son of life) and meant a god whose servant the Sumerians and Akkadians dies and lives, and this month was dedicated to his worship, and the Syriac Aramaic transferred this name to the Arab East and it is still used today.
The name "July"
Was named by (July / July) by the Roman Senate in honor of the Roman general , "Julius Caesar" "Julius Caesar", a month where he was born.
Number of days in the month of July
The number of days of the month of July (31) days, the fourth of seven months month numbering 31 days. When Emperor Julius Caesar decided to take a day from the month of February and add it to the month of July - July, which originally had 30 days to become 31 days, and the number of days in February decreased from (30) days to (29) days.
The following are the most famous oral proverbs circulating in the Arab Mashreq for the month of May:
- In July, boiling water in the cup; That is, the water gets hotter in the water jar, jar or container.
- July cook grape cob; That is, the fruit of the grape/vine and the "polythecary fig" becomes ripe.
- In July, patience will become full
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