![]() AlcyoneIn Greece, the days of January, in which there is nice weather, with sunshine almost like springtime, are named halcyon days. This name is ancient Greek and comes from Aristotle. The halcyon days have taken their name from the bird Alcyone, which lays its eggs in those days. The Alcyone, according to tradition, is a bird that symbolizes tranquility, protection and stops the sea storm. Although it is a migratory bird, it is not leaving but it comes in the autumn, while leaving on early March. ![]() Alcyone Pleiades CrackAlcyone lays its eggs in the cracks of sea rocks. While it is the allegorical meaning of the homonymous star Alcyone in the Pleiades cluster. The star Alcyone, during this period, culminates during the evening hours and therefore during the cloudless nights in January the star is visible to the cluster of the Pleiades, as a crown on Puglia, in the highest area of the celestial dome. As a result of this natural fact, all consecutive days is visible the star Alcyone was very natural be called Halcyon. From a purely meteorological respect, the halcyon days as days of fine weather, are explained by the fact that, the latitude where is Greece, to latitude mainly of northeastern Europe, during the winter, is observed a high barometric pressure, consistently avoid creating winds and the weather be sunny because of anticyclonic situation.
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