Monday, March 2, 2009

How were the days named?


Four of the names we use for the days of the week are of Scandinavian origin, while the others come from heavenly bodies. Sunday is named in honor of the Sun; Monday was the day of the Moon; Tuesday was the day of Tiw, the Scandinavian god of war;Wednesday comes from Woden ( Odin), chief of the Scandinavian gods; Thursday is named after Thor, the god of Thunder; Freya ( or Frigga ), the goddess of friendship, gave her name to Friday; and Saturday was the day of Saturn.
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  1. Purple PiecesMarch 2, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    hi there jong! very cool blog u have here.. i might drop by everyday to learn something new. thanks for visiting mine.. :)

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  2. JongMarch 2, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    sure friend..you can drop by anytime..and thanks for visiting..

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  3. PasqualMarch 3, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    Goodmorning from Athens!! God job. Keep working on it!!
    Bye!!

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  4. DeborahMarch 3, 2009 at 4:43 AM

    A wealth of information here! Thanks for enlightening us all.

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  5. Snarky BasterdMarch 3, 2009 at 4:51 AM

    Neat blog, Jong. Thanks for visiting my way.

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  6. JuanMarch 3, 2009 at 6:06 AM

    Nice post, Jong.
    In my lenguage (spanish) the names of days has another mean:
    Monday - Lunes= Dia de la Luna (Moon day).
    Tuesday - Martes= Dia de Marte (Planet Marts day). God of War in ancient Roma.
    Wednesday - Miercoles= Dia de Mercurio (Planet Mercury day). Roman God of the Comerce.
    Thursday - Jueves= Dia de Júpiter. (Planet Jupiter day) Roman God of Earth and Heaven).
    Friday - Viernes= Dia de Venus. (Planet Venus day). Roman Goddes of Beauty and Love).
    Saturday- Sabado= Dia de Saturno (Planet Saturn day). God Jupiter's father.
    Sunday-Domingo= Dia del Señor (dies Dominicus).
    Gretings.

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  7. JongMarch 3, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    thanks Juan for sharing as well..

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  8. RickMarch 3, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    Nice interesting blog Jong. I think I've found a good one here!

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  9. Ron CentenoMarch 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    Hi Jong! So we have something in common! I'm a big fan of trivia! Will drop by often. Thanks!

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  10. jesseb's anything goesMarch 5, 2009 at 5:56 AM

    your blog on how the days were name is right cool blog

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  11. PaigeMarch 5, 2009 at 6:31 AM

    its nice to know the origin of of how the days were named! lol

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  12. BankManMarch 5, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    Nice bits of trivia.

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  13. Sam SallMarch 6, 2009 at 6:49 AM

    i never knew that ......thanks

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  14. Yodi InsigneMarch 8, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    wow.. cool stuff.
    keep blogging my frend

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  15. AnonymousMarch 9, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    very cool and informative blog...thanks!

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  16. AnonymousMarch 15, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    Thanks for visiting me. Loves your article. Subscribed to your RSS!

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  17. Stephanie Manner WagnerMarch 16, 2009 at 8:00 AM

    Great stuff, thanks for visiting me too!

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  18. AnonymousMarch 18, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    *WooooW*
    Never knew about this before.
    Thank you for sharing. See you around.

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  19. AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    thanks for the information. :) nice to see your blog sir!

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  20. AnonymousMarch 26, 2009 at 9:29 AM

    Interesting piece of information. I thought there origin is purely Greek ?
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