Category Archives: WHEN?
296.WHEN DID DRAMA BEGIN?
The word “drama” comes from a Greek term meaning a thing done. A drama tells a story by means of action and speech.
We do not know exactly when drama began. It grew out of religious ceremonies in which the life of a god was portrayed by a man or a group of men. The drama that we know today goes back to the times of ancient Greece.
275.WHEN DID THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BEGIN?
English is the native language of about two hundred million people. Chinese is the native language of about four hundred million people. Yet English is by far the most important language in the world today.
This is because it is spoken in more different parts of the world than any other language, it is the language of commerce; and it is the second language of many countries.
256.WHEN WERE THE WEDDING RINGS FIRST WORN?
The wearing of a wedding ring is one of the oldest and most universal customs of mankind. The tradition goes back so far that no one can really tell how it first began.
The fact that the ring is a circle may be one reason why it began to be used. The circle is a symbol of completeness. In connection with marriage, it represents the rounding out of the life of a person. We can see how a man without a wife, or a woman without a husband, could have been considered incomplete people. When they are married they make a complete unit, which the circle of the ring symbolizes.
