Random Facts About... Summer
Probably the most beloved of the four seasons... school and work's out (for the most of us) and the holidays we craved for in the past months are finally coming. So I decided to make a "Random Fact About" article about summer, including all facts that might be interesting to be read in front of a cool drink or a delicious ice-cream...maybe while getting a tan at the beach. Let's start... 1. The first day of summer is known as the summer solstice and it falls on June 20 or June 21 each year, depending on when the sun is furthest north of the equator. 2. People in the Southern Hemisphere have their longest day of summer in December. 3. School summer vacations were invented by educator Horace Mann in 1840. Thanks to him, children are nowadays having fun in summer! 4. The word honeymoon has associations with summer. The Pagans used that name for the first full moon in June because they drank fermented honey (mead) as part of summer wedding celebrations. 5.