Day of Week Thursday in other languages
- If you are interested in languages then this day of the week Thursday is called:
Dies Jovis in Latin, Donnerstag in German, Jeudi in French, Giovedi in Italian, Jueves in Spanish
Zodiac Sign ♉ Taurus Born on this Date
- People born in the year 206 on the 8th May have the zodiac sign Taurus.
Taurus is the second astrological sign in the Zodiac. The symbol of the bull is based on the Cretan Bull, the white bull that fathered the Minotaur and was killed by Hercules.
The time of year that the Taurus zodiac falls under is prime planting season. It is when farmers are planting new crops and ensuring that the soil is fertile enough to support growth. For this reason, Taureans are viewed as grounded people who are practical in nature and do not like change. Also because of this, of the four elements, Earth fire, wind, and water, Taurus is associated with Earth.
Because the Taurus zodiac sign is related to the beginning of spring, when plants start to grow, it is the horoscope sign of the farmer. Therefore, the traits related to Taurus are based on a person who tends the land and cares for nature. The positive traits most associated with Taurus are patient, reliable, warmhearted, loving, persistent, determined, placid, and security loving.
Positive traits which show themselves in an excessive degree can often be viewed as negative traits. However, the technically considered negative traits are jealous, possessive, resentful, inflexible, self-indulgent, greedy, and stubborn. While a natural positive trait of a Taurus may be to be calm and conservative, if exaggerated it can also translate into a negative of being reluctant to change.
And while being determined and persistent are valued traits, an excess can lead to stubbornness. Taureans are like to think in practical terms instead of theoretical. So, not only are Taureans patient with routine; they prefer it.
May 8th Holidays in History
- » Christian Feast Day:
- » Agathius
- » Michael (archangel) Apparitions of Saint Michael the Archangel or Apparition of Saint Michael
- » Arsenius the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- » Desideratus
- » Catherine de Saint-Augustin
- » Julian of Norwich (Anglican, Lutheran)
- » Peter of Tarentaise
- » May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Belarus known as State Flag and State Emblem Day can fall, while May 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday of May. (Belarus)
- » Earliest day on which World Fair Trade Day can fall, while May 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday of May. (International observance e.g International)
- » Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, continues to May 9 (International observance called International)
- » Truman Day (Missouri)
- » Victory in Europe Day (Europe)
- » White Lotus Day (Theosophy)
If you were born on this day of the week in the year 206 then you would be 1818 years old today. If you decided to start collecting one dollar every day at the age 10 then you would have accumulated $659920 today.