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wAkawAka Jul 29, 2023

Where in history is the starting point of modern week day count?

Where in history is the starting point of modern week day count? - Lemmy.world

I mean, if today i.e. is Sunday then someone long time ago should have said “Today will be Sunday” for the first time in a period from today that is multiple of seven. I was assuming that it was Pope Gregory XIII in October 1582, but looks like he is not. I failed in googling and duckduckgoing out the answer, so I ask for Lemmy’s collective wisdom!

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PlutoniumAcid Jul 29, 2023

I believe most weekday names as we know them in English and many other northern European languages derive from the vikings.

Monday, not sure?
Tuesday = Tir’s day, Tir/Thyra being a woman in the Nordic mythology.
Wednesday = Wotan’s day, also “onsdag” in Nordic languages, Wotan=Odin.
Thursday = Thor’s day, also “torsdag” in Nordic languages.
Friday = “fredag”, from Frey/Freia in the Nordic mythology.
Saturday = lørdag, not sure.
Sunday = literally the day of the sun.

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nicerdicer

“Saturday” references to the plantet “Saturn”.

Here is a video about the origin of the weekday’s names in different languages: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gifimOF5a_U

I addition to that, here is a video which explains how the months got their names: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9iOt48bTw4&list=PL5x… This channel has very interesting videos about the ethymological origins of different things. It’s worth watching.

Do you know the History of the Days of the Week?

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