odd ethical paradox for animal people regarding kill and no kill shelters if you adopt from a no kill shelter, youre supporting that practice: the animal you get wasnt going to be killed if you adopt from a kill shelter youre supporting that practice, but saving an animals life
there are 7 classical planets - sun, moon, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn. the hours of the day were assigned to these in various ways. its possible that in some circles these seven just became associated with the days counted hours, and night became “8” (pure speculation)
much as the moderns observe christmas as an isolated event, and then its over - whereas traditionally christmas was a start, and proceeded for 12 days; clearly halloween is the start of a spooky time that then continues. november has a dark edge not present in playful october.