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  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The distance between the Sun & Earth is defined as an Astronomical Unit.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred
    edited January 2024

    WELCOME TO PAGE 581 - IT"S ALL ABOUT TIME AND SPACE !!!

  • sh97sh97 Member, Host Rep

    @FrankZ said:

    @sh97 said:

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    @noob404 said:
    @FrankZ You were probably asleep by the time you saw my comment, but, did a bit of reading up - https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/mexico

    And, a Merry X-mas to you and the family.

    We are not exactly the typical Mexican family when it comes to religion. The majority of Mexicans are Catholic and celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th. My family has been Orthodox since before one side my grandparents came over from Russia, through Ellis Island, and then settled in northern Mexico around 1900. Orthodox Christians still follow the Julian calendar, where most other people use the Gregorian calendar. This is the reason that traditional Christian holidays are celebrated on different dates by Orthodox Christians. So Christmas is on January 7th. We also have a few different ways to celebrate. See below video :)

    When they were young I told the kids that one of the advantage of being Orthodox, and celebrating Christmas on January 7th, was that we could buy more presents for them because of the after traditional Christmas sales. I expect that this was one of the reasons that the family has stayed Orthodox through the generations. :wink:

    It does surprise most people unfamiliar with Mexico that many Mexican families can trace their roots back to various countries other than Spain. There are plenty of families that have Russian, German, French, English, Syrian, Lebanese, Jewish, Chinese, and African ancestors from more that 100 years ago. All mixed in with various indigenous tribes that were native to pre-hispanic Mexico. My wife's side of the family traces back to France as another example.

    This is very interesting!

    The shotgun tradition ? :sunglasses:

    Didn't watch the video, I meant your roots and the different races in Mehico.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    @sh97 said:

    @FrankZ said:

    @sh97 said:

    @FrankZ said:

    @noob404 said:
    @FrankZ You were probably asleep by the time you saw my comment, but, did a bit of reading up - https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/mexico

    And, a Merry X-mas to you and the family.

    We are not exactly the typical Mexican family when it comes to religion. The majority of Mexicans are Catholic and celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th. My family has been Orthodox since before one side my grandparents came over from Russia, through Ellis Island, and then settled in northern Mexico around 1900. Orthodox Christians still follow the Julian calendar, where most other people use the Gregorian calendar. This is the reason that traditional Christian holidays are celebrated on different dates by Orthodox Christians. So Christmas is on January 7th. We also have a few different ways to celebrate. See below video :)

    When they were young I told the kids that one of the advantage of being Orthodox, and celebrating Christmas on January 7th, was that we could buy more presents for them because of the after traditional Christmas sales. I expect that this was one of the reasons that the family has stayed Orthodox through the generations. :wink:

    It does surprise most people unfamiliar with Mexico that many Mexican families can trace their roots back to various countries other than Spain. There are plenty of families that have Russian, German, French, English, Syrian, Lebanese, Jewish, Chinese, and African ancestors from more that 100 years ago. All mixed in with various indigenous tribes that were native to pre-hispanic Mexico. My wife's side of the family traces back to France as another example.

    This is very interesting!

    The shotgun tradition ? :sunglasses:

    Didn't watch the video, I meant your roots and the different races in Mehico.

    I was just joking with you. Mexico is an interesting place once you scratch the surface. I expect most other places are too. It's just that most people do not make the effort to go beyond what can be seen easily.

    India always seemed fascinating to me, but I guess this would not be surprising to most people as most everyone knows that India has had a long and diverse history, with many different subcultures.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The second man on the moon was Buzz Aldrin. “Moon” was Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Buzz Aldrin’s birth name was Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    On Venus, it snows metal and rains sulfuric acid.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft that visited Mercury in 1974.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Space is completely silent.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Coca-Cola was the first commercial soft drink that was ever consumed in space.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Astronauts can grow approximately two inches (5 cm) in height when in space.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred
    edited January 2024

    The Kuiper Belt is a region of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The first woman in space was a Russian called Valentina Tereshkova.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    If Saturn’s rings were 3 feet long, they would be 10,000 times thinner than a razor blade.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most productive scientific instruments ever built.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The first artificial satellite in space was called “Sputnik”.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Exoplanets are planets that orbit around other stars.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The center of the Milky Way smells like rum & tastes like raspberries.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Our moon is moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.6 inch (4 cm) per year!

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld, not the Disney Dog.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Spacesuit helmets have a Velcro patch, to help astronauts itch.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The ISS is visible to more than 90% of the Earth’s population.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Saturn is the only planet that could float in water.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Asteroids are the byproducts of formations in the solar system, more than 4 billion years ago.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Astronauts can’t burp in space.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    Uranus was originally called “George’s Star”.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    A sunset on Mars is blue.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The Earth weighs about 81 times more than the Moon.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The first living mammal to go into space was a dog named “Laika” from Russia.

  • FrankZFrankZ Barred

    The word “astronaut” means “star sailor” in its origins.

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