"Summer Vacation" Scarf (Wet Silk)

The "Summer Holidays" scarf is beloved by owners of small dogs. Why is the scarf named this? "Holidays" comes from the Latin canicula, meaning "little dog." It's a diminutive of canus, meaning "dog." There was also the expression "dies caniculares," meaning "dog days." This was the ancient name for the days when the Sun was closest to Sirius, a star in the constellation Canis Major. These were the hottest days of summer, and also the time when the longest breaks from work or school occurred. This is how the modern meaning of the word "holidays" originated.