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Thursday, April 28, 2011

X is for Xanthikos


Xanthikos


Xanthicus (zan thi kes) is the Greek name on the ancient Greek calendar for the month that corresponds to the Hebrew month of Nisan. Nisan corresponds to our Gregorian calendar month of March/April. Xanthicus had 31 days.

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2010 A-Z Challenge:  X is for Xerxes
2011 A-Z Challenge: X is for Xanthikos
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14 comments:

  1. PetraApril 28, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    Thank you for sharing that. I didn't know! :-)

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  2. LarriApril 28, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Interesting, Gregg! Thanks for sharing. Happy Thursday! :o)

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  3. AliceApril 28, 2011 at 4:31 AM

    Very creative X post!

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  4. Kevin SorensenApril 28, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    I'm finding these final letters to be a bit of a challenge, as well as quite intriguingly obscure. Check out my "xeriscape" post!

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  5. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    I wonder if the ancient Greeks celebrated Xanthicus Fools Day? Surly there must have been a few fools around in the old days :-)

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  6. BriannaApril 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Good choice for 'X'! I contemplated how it could fit into my theme for the challenge, but never worked it out. Glad you chose to feature it!

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  7. Robyn CampbellApril 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Wonderful! I have always wanted to learn about the ancient calendar. I've always been told that Jesus was really born in our month of September. Is that true Gregg?

    Great X post.

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  8. DarleneApril 28, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Very interesting. I've fallen a little behind and need to catch up on your other letters!

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  9. RHYTHM AND RHYMEApril 28, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Again this was very interesting, thanks for enlightening us,

    Yvonne.

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  10. UnknownApril 28, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Brief and to the the point. A+ for you today.

    Lucy

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  11. TexWisGirlApril 28, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Hi Gregg: Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving a comment! I really appreciate it! Blessings to you and yours!!!

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  12. Karen M. PetersonApril 28, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    I love all the new X words I've been learning today!

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  13. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Awesome. Thanks for sharing this Gregg.

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  14. Cathy M.April 30, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    Well, there you have it! I've been wondering about how you'd get through "X."

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