S E C T I O N A : O u r S e a r c h f o r M e a ni n g a n d B el o n gi n g Ti m e s of si g nific a nc e
A s f a r a s w e c a n t ell, w e a r e t h e o nl y c r e at u r e s o n e a rt h t h at a r e a w a r e of t h e p a s s a g e of ti m e. O nl y h u m a n b ei n g s c a n r e m e m b e r w h at h a s h a p p e n e d i n t h e p a st a n d i m a gi n e w h at mi g ht h a p p e n i n t h e f ut u r e.
W e d o n ot f ull y u n d e r st a n d w h at ti m e i s. W e k n o w t h at w e c a n n ot c h a n g e ti m e, b ut w e c a n m e a s u r e
it. O u r a n ci e nt a n c e st o r s l e a r n e d h o w t o m e a s u r e ti m e: ti r st b y di vi di n g it
i nt o d a y a n d ni g ht, t h e n i nt o m o nt h s b y o b s e r vi n g t h e p h a s e s of t h e m o o n, a n d l at e r i nt o y e a r s b y t r a c ki n g t h e c y cl e s of t h e s e a s o n s. I n t hi s w a y, t h e y i n v e nt e d t h e c al e n d a r .
I N V E S TI G AT E K E Y C O N C E P T
A c al e n d ar is o ur w ay of or g a nisi n g t h e y e ar. We divi d e it u p i nt o m o nt hs, w e eks a n d d ays.
T h e ti r st c al e n d a r s w e r e d r a w n u p a r o u n d 2 4 0 0 B C E b y t h e B a b yl o ni a n s a n d t h e E g y pti a n s. T h e s e c al e n d a r s h el p e d t h e m t o d e ci d e w h e n t o pl a nt s e e d s a n d w h e n t o h a r v e st t h ei r c r o p s. T h e c u r r e nt i nt e r n ati o n all y r e c o g ni s e d c al e n d a r i s k n o w n a s t h e G r e g o ri a n c al e n d a r . It w a s d r a w n u p b y P o p e G r e g o r y X I I I a n d fi r st i nt r o d u c e d i n 1 5 8 2.
W e a r e s o u s e d t o t h e i d e a of t h e c al e n d a r t h at w e c a n e a sil y o v e rl o o k it s i m p o rt a n c e. F o r e x a m pl e, t h e s c h o ol c al e n d a r all o w s y o u t o pl a n f o r a n d st r u ct u r e t h e y e a r a h e a d. It l et s y o u k n o w: • • • •
W h e n e a c h t e r m b e gi n s a n d e n d s.
W h e n p a r e nt -t e a c h e r m e eti n g s will b e h el d. W h e n t h e s p o rt s d a y will t a k e pl a c e. W h e n y o u will sit y o u r e x a mi n ati o n s.
T h e c al e n d a r c a n al s o b e u s e d t o s e r v e a n ot h e r f u n cti o n. It all o w s u s t o m a r k
ti m e s of si g ni ti c a n c e i n o u r li v e s.
F o r e x a m pl e, w e u s e t h e c al e n d a r t o r e mi n d o u r s el v e s t o c el e b r at e a h a p p y o c c a si o n s u c h a s a bi r t h d a y o r a n a n ni v e r s a r y , o r t o r e c all a s a d o c c a si o n s u c h a s a b e r e a v e m e n t (i. e. t h e l o s s of a l o v e d o n e). Si mil a rl y, n ati o n s u s e t h e c al e n d a r t o r e m e m b e r i m p o rt a nt m o m e nt s i n t h ei r hi st o r y. F o r e x a m pl e: •
A m e ri c a n s c el e b r at e t h e bi rt h of t h ei r n ati o n o n I n d e p e n d e n c e D a y , 4t h J ul y e a c h y e a r.
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F r e n c h p e o pl e c el e b r at e t h e bi rt h of t h ei r m o d e r n st at e o n B a s till e D a y , e v e r y 1 4t h J ul y.
P ol a n d’ s N a ti o n al I n d e p e n d e n c e D a y m a r k s t h e a n ni v e r s a r y of
t h e c o u nt r y’ s i n d e p e n d e n c e i n
1 9 1 8. It i s c el e b r at e d a s a n ati o n wi d e h oli d a y o n N o v e m b e r 1 1t h e a c h y e a r .
4 3 T HI N K A B O U T ... C H E
D E B AT E
T HI N K A B O U T ...
K E Y C O N C E P T
Ti m e s of si g nific a nc e ar e d ays w h e n w e c el e br at e or r ec all i m p ort a nt ev e nts i n o ur liv es.
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