stackyFACTSThe word 'noon' comes from the Latin 'nones', which was the ninth hour of the daylight hours, strictly placing it around 3:00 PM. However, hungry monks in the Middle Ages who were fasting until 'nones' kept creeping the prayer time earlier and earlier so they could eat. Eventually, the word shifted three hours back.
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