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Days of the week - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Days of the week may refer to: •Week-day names (for 'days of the week' of other quantities, see Week) •Days of the Week (song) by Stone Temple Pilots
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THE NAMES OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK DERIVE FROM PAGAN BELIEFS. IF "MERRY CHRISTMAS" BECOMES "HAPPY HOLIDAYS", SHOULD WE RENAME DAYS OF THE WEEK TOO....?Sunday?! I don't worship the Sun..! Monday?! ... days of the week are pagan: Sunday: Named after the sun god. Monday: After the moon goddess ; Tuesday:
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days of the week are pagan: Sunday: Named after the sun god. Monday: After the moon goddess ; Tuesday: After the god Tyr. Wednesday: After the god Odin. Thursday: After the god Thor. Friday: After the goddess Friga. ... Let's remove all days that have an R in them and maybe also days that begin with a M. That leaves us...
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While the Eastern Mediterranean languages reflect variations on a simple numbering of the days of the week, the languages of Western Europe all (except Portuguese) reflect names based on the names of the naked eye planets, which included the Sun and the Moon, either in a Latin version or a corresponding Germanic version.
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02 18hrs Berlin ... 13 last Days of summer ... 47 two days later...
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A contradiction is expressed if a child was born on this day in 'Days of the Week', which indicated a more favourable omen. And indeed it is said that in 1492 Columbus set sail and sighted land on a Friday.
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