M@Dkid's Gazette Vol. 22 - Month of February
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INTRODUCTION
February as you might know, is the month of Romance, because of Valentine’s Day. But there’s Black History Month, Leap Day and so many more holidays in this month! February, is named after the god, Februus. It's the second month in the Julian and Gregorian calendar. Instead of so many of these holidays, this newsletter is about the whole month, February.
HISTORY
The month of February began a long time ago, in the year 700 B.C (8th century). At the time, it was named Februarius, after the Latin word, Februum, meaning purification. February and January were the last two months to be added into the year, because Romans considered the winter period as, “monthless.” It was added by Numa Pompilius. Until 440, it was the last month of the year, until the time of the decemvirs. This month is based on the god, Februus. This god was known for purification and protecting your home.
February as you can know, is the shortest month in all of the year. It is the shortest month because the romans believed that even numbers were unlucky, so they made sure that a year consists of 355 days, (although we have 356 days). So they picked one month to have the least amount of days; and that turned out to be February.
FEBRUUS
Februus the god, was known for purifying. He was worshipped by people, such as Etruscans, and the underlife. Februus was also the god of riches and death, which were connected to the underlife. Februus was possibly named in the honors of Febra, the spring festival of washing and purification.
FEBRUARY CONSTELLATIONS
The constellations that are most seen in February are:
Auriga,
Camelopardalis
Canis Major
Columba
Gemini
Monoceros
Auriga
Camelopardalis
Gemini
Monoceros
Canis Major
Columba
Puppis
Constellations like Auriga, Camelopardalis, Canis Major, Columba, Gemini, Monoceros, Auriga, Camelopardalis, Gemini, and Monoceros are Northern Constellations, Canis Major, Columba, and Puppis are all all Southern celestial hemisphere constellations.
FUN FACTS
February, like I stated above, is known for many things, (mainly Valentines day) such as Black History month, Presidents Day, Abraham Lincon’s birthday, etc. Here are some fun facts that you might or might not have known.
The common mistake of spelling “February” is the extra ‘R’.
In 2015, the White House office misspelled February several times over the month.
For more than 40 years, February has been Black History month.
In 1926, Black leaders dedicated February to Black History Month, to recognize Black History Leaders, as well as black people.
February is the only month that gets longer every 4 years.
February is the month of Leap Year, every four years. It gains one day because of Leap Day, and the year ends with 357 days.
People spend 18 billion dollars in Febuary because of Valentine's day!
Flowers, Chocolates, candies, these are all things that we spend money on on Valentines day!
It’s not just humans that receive Valentine’s Day gifts!
Dogs and all pets receive gifts on Valentines Day, too! It’s not just humans!
Did you notice that in No. 4, February is spelled incorrect?
Aunnie’s Artistic Review
Canis Major
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INTRODUCTION
This week I will be talking about a constellation named Canis Major aka The Greater Dog. A constellation is a bunch of stars that create an image. I am writing about this constellation because in my opinion The Greater Dog is pretty and it comes out in winter and spring evenings. The Greater dog is an animal and I like animals. In this constellation there are 8 stars. The constellation is around 2.2 billion years. Giovanni Batista Hodierna is the first person that saw the Canis Major. Canis Major is the 43rd biggest constellation in the sky.
STARS THAT MAKE UP THE GREATER DOG
There are 11 stars in the Greater Dog. The First star is called M41 which is not in the Greater Dog, it is outside of the constellation which makes it look like the heart. The second star is Sirius (which is the brightest star.) Adhara is the 3 star, the 4 star is called Wezen. The 5th is Mirzam and the 6th is Aludra. Furud is the 7 and is Kappa Canis Majoris The 8th. The 9th and 10th is Theta Canis Majoris and Muliphen. Lastly the 11th is Iota Canis Majoris.
WHAT DOES THIS CONSTELLATION LOOK LIKE?
To me this constellation looks like a dog and I’m right this is a dog! It looks like a dog because on the left side you can see 2 stars like a tail, and in the middle there are 3 stars. The star that connects the head and the body is the prettiest star in the world. Canis Major is one of the 88 constellations within the Galaxy. Canis Major is one of the 42 constellations that represents an animal.
WHAT TIME CAN YOU SEE IT.
You can see the canis major in January to March ( in the north) but in the south you can see it in November to April.
RATE THE CONSTELLATION
I give this constellation a 10 out of 10 because it is a dog ( I really love dogs) and I like that there is the brightest star in the night sky.
Fun Fact
Cepheus is the first person who first saw the constellations.
The father of constellations is Cepheus.
Cepheus is part of the Greek mythology.
Cepheus was the King of Aethiopia.
He was married to Cassiopeia and was the father of Andromeda, both of whom are immortalized as modern day constellations along with Cepheus.
ANIMALS WITH DR. DRAKE
Seahorses
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to animals with Dr. Drake. This week is about the month of February in general. I am writing about Seahorses because people born between February 19 and March 20 are considered Pisces. Pisces elements are water and seahorses stand for water. That is why I'm writing about seahorses.
FACTS
This animal is no bigger than a real horse, it only has this miniature size because it has to blend-in with seaweed (that is one reason). The leafy seadragon looks like a seahorse, but is not. Seadragons are related seahorses. You can’t really tell the difference. Seadragons have fin-like leaves coming from the back of the back. They hide to not get eaten by predators. They also do it to protect their babies. Did you know sometimes, the daddy seahorse and seadragons eat their babies because the daddy seahorses goal is to eat constantly. One baby seahorse is equal to one jelly bean. There are 2,000 babies. Male seahorses have a pouch to take care of their pups. The mother lays eggs, then the father puts it in its pouch when the mother is out! Seahorses live in all the oceans. They live in coral next to the cleaning station.
6 facts about seahorses.
Scientific name: Hippocampus
Class: Actinopterygii
Kingdom: Animalia
Family: Syngnathidae
In the seahorse scientific name, hippo means horse and kampus means seamonster. Hippo = horse, kampus = seamonster.
SPECIES
In 2012-2015, Seahorses were not extinct. From 2020, people learned seahorses are now vulnerable because people are killing them. There are a few types of things to know about extinction. It is:
Unknown - people do not know if it is extinct or not.
Not extinct (2012-2015) - there are a lot of this kind/species of this animal.
Data deficient - some of these types of animals are dying but there are a lot more.
Least concern - this kind is dying out and not a lot is increasing
Vulnerable (2020) - species is decreasing
Endangered - only about 2,000 species left worldwide
Critically endangered - species are getting close to being extinct
Extinct in the wild - this animal is only extinct in the wild
Extinct - no more to be found
REVIEW
I will give this animal 5 stars because It cannot fly but It can swim but swims 5 mph in the water.
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