Monthly Archives: February 2024
HAPPY LEAP DAY 2024
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HISTORIC LANGUAGE: DORIC
Today is International Mother Language Day. My mother tongue is English, but I am also reasonably fluent in the, as of 2018, third official language of Scotland, as my formative years were spent amongst a number of people who talked that way. One of them being my father. So, maybe Doric’s my father tongue? https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210321-scotlands-little-known-fourth-language […]
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY 2024
There were several St. Valentines, but only one got associated with the holiday associated with romance. https://tinyurl.com/y3eb4qph
TRIVIA TRAIL: CHINESE DRAGONS
Question: How many types of dragons does Chinese mythology have? Answer: Nine. Alphabetically: Bi’an, Bixi, Chaofeng, Chiwen, Fuxi, Pulao, Qiuniu, Suanni, and Yazi. https://china.mrdonn.org/dragons.html https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/article-chinese-dragons.htm https://study.com/academy/lesson/dragons-in-chinese-mythology.html
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2024
More babies are said to be born in a Year of the Dragon than in any other year of the Chinese zodiac. Among them: my great nephew, Cohyn, and – me! Though obviously not the same Year of the Dragon. There have been several others between his and mine. https://depts.washington.edu/triolive/quest/2007/TTQ07030/dragon.html
Time Travelling With Kids 