• DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    The saying “dog days” is related to astronomy, and how a certain star appeared in the sky during the warmest months.

    edit: Maybe we can consider all Fridays cat days?
    It being Frigg/Freya’s day, and Freya is known for her 2 kitties.

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      2 years ago

      IIRC, the “dog days” are when the “Dog Star” Sirius rises before the sun does.

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      2 years ago

      There are three feline modern constellations: Leo, Leo Minor, and Lynx. They’re adjacent, so they’re all visible around the same time.

      Leo’s heliacal rising from mid-northern latitudes is around early September. Alternatively, it is most easily visible in the evening in early May. So either early May or early September could be considered the “cat days”!

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      2 years ago

      Because you have two choices when choosing a family pet, Cat or Dog. Two choices makes them opposites.

      Obviously this is not all logical or rational but that’s fine. People are not all logical and rational.

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      2 years ago

      Generally, thet hate each other. It’s not always the case, but if you put a random cat and a random dog together in the same room, it’s not going to work out well. Also…

      Dogs want to be your friend. Cats might consider letting you be their friend, sometimes, when they want something.

      Dogs might mourn for an owner that have passed. Cats would eat their dead owners.

      Dogs may bark and warn their owners of danger. Cats would sleep through any danger.