Sunday = Day of the sun ?
Sunday is the holy day, so sun worship was the original belief?
2006-12-23 10:41:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. Sunday was called "Sunday" because it was the day for worshipping the Sun, or the God of the Sun.
2006-12-23 10:43:30 · answer #1 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Sunday does mean day of the sun, and sun worship does pre-date Christianity. However, Christians worship on Sundays because that is the day that Jesus rose from the dead.
2006-12-23 18:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Sunday = Sun Day and Monday = Moon Day all of the days of the weeks are named for planets or gods. Thursday is Thor's day, Wednesday is Wodin's day Saturday is Saturn's day etc.
Christmas was originally the solstice celebration for the returning Sun.
2006-12-23 18:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by brian l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuesday is after a Viking Goddess I think. Tiw???
Sunday = sun-day
Monday = moon-day
The next are Viking gods and goddesses and Saturday for Saturn.
Considering all the other issues of the day, I can’t imagine God is very offended over our use of the older Gods and Goddesses for planets, days of the week rockets and so forth.
2006-12-23 18:55:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read up on the cult of Mithras, a contending religion with early Christianity. Mithras was associated with the Sun, as a god of fire and light. See also, Ahuru Mazda and Zoroastrism.
Also, for Judiasm Saturday is sacred (holy) and Muslims consider Friday a holy day.
2006-12-23 18:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by RJ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Sunday was indeed the day the early romansset aside forworshiping the sun god. If you ever pick up an ancient history book, you may actually learn how they did this, and who named the week days.
2006-12-23 18:44:10 · answer #6 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are correct in your interpretation that Sunday means Day of the Sun.
Monday is Moon's Day, by the way. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday all come from Norse Gods and Goddesses - specifically Tiu, Goddess, Wotan, God, Thor, God, and Freya, Goddess.
And Saturday is Saturn's Day. Saturn being the Roman God of the Harvest.
The names of these days pre-date Christianity and its beliefs.
2006-12-23 18:46:04 · answer #7 · answered by ruadhdarragh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, sun worship was one of the earliest religions. Good idea, seeing as how the sun provides so much energy for our world to run on, eh?
2006-12-23 18:43:35 · answer #8 · answered by eatmorec11h17no3 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, sunday was the day of sunworship on march 22 in roman beliefs. but since jesus arose on a sunday, its now a christian thing
2006-12-23 18:56:39 · answer #9 · answered by MaryQuiteContrary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians (certainly in Northern Europe) never got round to renaming days
Monday = Moon Day
Tuesday = ?
Wed = Wodin (Odin)
Thur = Thor
Fri = Freya
Satur = Saturn (Roman)
2006-12-23 18:44:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋