Al-Marsad Newspaper: Meteorologist Dr. Khaled Al-Zaaq revealed that today, Wednesday, is the first day of Shabbat.
Al-Zaaq indicated in a tweet on his Twitter account that Shabt is the season characterized by the blowing of cunning winds, and is called by the public Al-Husni (The Fox) because he does not settle on a specific side, other than his coolness, the number of its days is 26 days.
Al-Zaaq pointed out that the shabt is the second season of actual winter, explaining that the actual winter is about 90 days, of which 40 are square days, and 50 days are divided into shabt and scorpions.
The forecaster pointed out that the shibt is named after the Syriac month “Ishbat”, and falls early as an extension of the blue season because bodies turn blue due to its coldness.