Holiday Patterns » Biology http://holidaypatterns.com HolidayPatterns.com Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:59:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Are there an equal number of human births on each day of the calendar? http://holidaypatterns.com/blog/are-there-an-equal-number-of-human-births-on-each-day-of-the-calendar/ http://holidaypatterns.com/blog/are-there-an-equal-number-of-human-births-on-each-day-of-the-calendar/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:56:52 +0000 admin http://holidaypatterns.com/blog/are-there-an-equal-number-of-human-births-on-each-day-of-the-calendar/ holiday patterns
Wave asked:

Or would the histogram have peaks and valleys according to the season or some other time dependent variable such as the school calendar, holidays or basic weather patterns?
I was hoping to hear of solid data that repeats according to the calendar.

Before modern times, the church required fasting and sexual abstinence many times a year. I’ve wondered if this was calculated to harmonize the seasons, harvests and planting with child birth.

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