People are confused as to how to sit shiva and how to properly pay a shiva call. Because people do not know, and because talking about death makes people nervous and awkward, the shiva house often turns into a festive gathering filled with nervous chatter, instead of the proper house of mourning.
The average number of days in a month is around 30.4. With 24 hours in a day, this is an average of about 730 hours per month.
On average, January and February average around 6 hours of sun a day. March has 7, April has 8, and May has 9 hours of sun a day. June is about 10 and July is the sunniest month at 12 hours a day. In August, the sun starts to decrease at 11 hours, September has 8, October and November average 6.