Evening 1258972 222023715 2008-06-27T05:21:34Z 70.179.181.209 {{For|the film by the same name|Evening (film)}} '''Evening''' is the period in which the daylight is decreasing, between the late [[afternoon]] and [[night|night]], around the time when [[dinner]] is taken. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin just before [[twilight]], [[sunset]], during the close of the standard business day, 5 pm – and extend until [[night]] – typically [[astronomical twilight|astronomical sunset]], 10 pm. In the rural American South, "evening" ["eev-nin"] is often used to describe the entire late afternoon, especially when the main meal of the day, [[Dinner|dinner]], is taken in the early afternoon; evening is thus anytime after dinner. [[Image:Evening.JPG|thumb|right|Evening]] ==Biblical Definition of "Evening"== A formal definition is used for religious purposes. For instance, the Israelite priesthood of the [[Old Testament]] in the [[Bible]], was required to perform certain duties "at even(ing)". However, this definition is controversial. There are two prevailing views: # The last quarter of the daylight portion of the day, before sunset. This view was held by the Jewish [[Pharisees]] and is supported in historical references such as [[Josephus]] and the [[Bible]]. # The twilight before dark, after sunset. This view was held by the [[Samaritans]] and the [[Karaites]]. The [[Bible]] uses a term for the period of time between two distinct evenings: ''"beyn ha arbayim"'' translated as ''"between the two evenings"''. Though both of the above camps define one of the evenings as [[sunset]], the other is controversial. From the passages in Matthew 27:46, 57 and Mark 15:34, 42, the [[New Testament]] clearly supports the first evening to be the ninth 'hour' of the day (an hour in the [[Bible]] defined as 1/12th of the daylight portion of the day), and the second evening, that ends the day, at [[sunset]]. ==Things that happen in the evening== Some flowers, like the [[evening primrose]] open their [[petal]]s only during this time of the day. The "evening newspapers" are newspapers that are printed late in order to include last-hour news and are usually available only after [[noon]]. The "evening star" is a name for the planet [[Venus]], which can appear brilliantly on the western sky after sunset, being also the first 'star' that can be seen. ==See also== {{Wiktionary}} *[[Evening dress]] *[[Evening people]] *[[Sunset]] *[[Crepuscular]] *[[Dusk]] [[Category:Parts of a day]] [[ca:Vespre]] [[cs:Večer]] [[de:Abend]] [[myv:Чокшне]] [[eo:Vespero]] [[ko:저녁]] [[ia:Vespere]] [[lt:Vakaras]] [[nl:Avond]] [[ja:夕]] [[qu:Ch'isi]] [[ru:Вечер]] [[simple:Evening]] [[sk:Večer]] [[fi:Ilta]] [[sv:Kväll]] [[zh-yue:挨晚]] [[bat-smg:Vakars]] [[zh:傍晚]]