Day of Week Saturday in other languages
- If you are interested in languages then this day of the week Saturday is called:
Dies Saturni in Latin, Samstag in German, Samedi in French, Sabato in Italian, Sabado in Spanish
Zodiac Sign ♉ Taurus Born on this Date
- People born in the year 988 on the 17th 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 17th Holidays in History
- » Public holidays in Malaysia or Birthday of the Raja (Perlis)
- » Christian feast day:
- » Paschal Baylon
- » William Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA))
- » Restituta
- » May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- » Constitution Day (Nauru)
- » Norwegian Constitution Day called Constitution Day (Norway)
- » Earliest date on which Trinity Sunday can fall, while June 20 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost. (Western Christianity)
- » Galician Literature Day or 'Día das Letras Galegas' (Galicia (Spain) known as Galicia)
- » International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia aka IDAHO
- » Liberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- » Great Famine (Ireland) e.g National Famine Memorial Day (Ireland)
- » Navy Day Argentina or Navy Day (Argentina)
If you were born on this day of the week in the year 988 then you would be 1036 years old today. If you decided to start collecting one dollar every day at the age 10 then you would have accumulated $374490 today.