Over the course of September in Taos, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 6 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 16 seconds, and weekly decrease of 15 minutes, 55 seconds.
Tapas is a Sanskrit word that means to heat. It also connotes certain spiritual practices in Indian religions. In Jainism, it refers to asceticism (austerities, body mortification); in Buddhism to spiritual practices including meditation and self-discipline; and in the different traditions within Hinduism it refers to a spectrum of practices ranging from asceticism, inner cleansing to self-discipline.
1 Tapas is not a starter. 2  If you start eating tapas, you finish eating tapas, and you don't stop until you're full. 3  Tapas is not a collection of small dishes brought out on a platter and eaten as a main course. 4  The Spanish have a word for this - ' tabla '.oing for tapas is one of the most popular activities for visitors to Spain. But there's a lot of misunderstanding about what exactly tapas means. It's generally understood that a tapa is small, but after that, confusion abounds.