num_pages: 264
description: Traces the mythology, superstitions, and events that influenced the creation of the modern calendar, discussing such informative facts as the Roman avoidance of even numbers that caused most months to be set at odd-numbered lengths, the inspirations behind the names of the days of the week, and the origins of the Easter Bunny. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Dance of Time: The Origins of the Calendar - A Miscellany of History and Myth, Religion and Astronomy, Festivals and Feast Day
titlecomplete: The Dance of Time: The Origins of the Calendar - A Miscellany of History and Myth, Religion and Astronomy, Festivals and Feast Day
genres: Anthropology, History, Science, Religion, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 348
publisher: Arcade Publishing