Saturday, November 29, 2008
Relation Between "Month" and "the Moon"
In the Chinese language, why is it that the word for "month" is the same as "the Moon"? How did the Chinese derive the relation? What can you infer about the word for "day"? give reasons. Please cite the source when you post your answer. Please include your name if you want this extra credit.
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I think this is because the Chinese calender runs on the moon. In one month there is a complete moon cycle. So it makes sense!
~Joy
Full Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity (hence the terms lunacy and lunatic) and various magical phenomena such as lycanthropy. Psychologists, however, have found that there is no strong evidence for effects on human behaviour around the time of a full moon [5]. They find that studies are generally not consistent, with some showing a positive effect and others showing a negative effect. In one instance, the December 23, 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal published two studies on dog bite admission to hospitals in England and Australia. The study of the Bradford Royal Infirmary found that dog bites were twice as common during a full moon, whereas the study conducted by the public hospitals in Australia found that they were less likely. Psychologists point out that there is a difference between correlation and causation. The mere fact that two events happen at the same time doesn't mean that there is a cause and effect relationship between the two.
Many neopagans hold a monthly ritual called an Esbat at each full moon, while some people practicing traditional Chinese religions prepare their ritual offerings to their ancestors and deities on every full and new moon.
these paragraphs show that many cultures including chinese people think of the moon as a beginning, the whole idea of the lunar cycle compared to them onths is very smart and i think that they are clever for folloeing the moon so closely.
- Ryan Dibble xD
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