How Slang

In Latin is where the origin of the term day that now concerns us is found. And it is that it derives from the word “dies” which, in turn, comes from the Indo-European root “dyeu-“.

A day is a 24-hour time period. That’s the time it takes for the Earth to make a complete turn on its axis. Therefore, one day is equivalent to one complete revolution of our planet on its own axis. See Abbreviation Finder for acronyms related to Day.

Days are made up of 24 hours which, in turn, are made up of minutes and seconds. Each new day begins at 0 a.m. and ends when the last minute of 11 p.m.

The grouping of seven days (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) forms a week. The weeks, meanwhile, are grouped into months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December). A period of twelve months forms a year, while years are usually grouped into decades (ten years), centuries (one hundred years), or millennia (thousand years). In a year there are, depending on the case, 365 or 366 days.

Day is also called the time that extends between sunrise and sunset: that is, when there is clarity thanks to the sun ‘s rays. In this sense, the notion of day is opposed to the concept of night.

When a certain complement is added to the word day, reference is made to a specific day where some event is celebrated or commemorated: Children’s Day , Flag Day, Independence Day, etc.

In addition to all of the above, we cannot ignore the fact that Groundhog Day is also very famous, which is celebrated on February 2 and is a folkloric and very popular day in the United States. Specifically, the farmers of that country and Canada celebrate it to be able to know the end of winter. And that is something that comes to predict the behavior of the animal that gives its name to the celebration.

Thus, it is established that if the marmot does not see its shadow when it comes out of its burrow, it is considered that winter will end soon. In the event that when you get out of that one you do see your shadow, that means that the winter will last about six more weeks.

The most famous groundhog in this celebration is the one from Punxsutawney, in the state of Pennsylvania, which responds to the name of Phil and has a tradition of more than a century. It is so relevant that there is a movie about it. We are referring to the film “Trapped in Time” (1993), directed by Harold Ramis and starring actors such as Bill Murray, Andie McDowell and Chris Elliot.

It comes to tell the story of a grumpy weatherman who comes to cover Groundhog Day in the aforementioned Pennsylvania town. And there he will see that his life changes when every morning when he gets up he lives the same day.

Day, finally, can refer to an imprecise or improbable moment, to a time or even to the life of an individual: “I am going to stop complaining the day you tidy up your room”, “Our country is going through difficult days due to violence”, “I would like to end my days in a house by the sea”.