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I would like to know so that I may chant a prayer on this day but I'm unable to find out anywhere what day of the week this might be.

I'd appreiciate no silly answers - everyone has the right to their own beliefs and just because you think it is silly for me to try to enhance my life this way doesn't mean that I do, so if you truly don't know the answer or have no helpful suggestions please keep your thoughts to yourself.

2007-03-09 02:05:25 · 5 answers · asked by Ruth B 2 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

5 answers

You're not going to get a silly answer, but you're going to get a "should have had a V8" slap on the head.

Think of the days of the week.

Saturn-day.

Saturday.

Duh-hert.

2007-03-09 02:07:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Saturday is named after the sabbath. In hebrew Saturn is translated as Shabbatai. It is also , according to the ancient view of the heavens, the 7th planet or , if you will, the 7th heaven. The place of rest, the day of rest.... of course its all just BS anyway, because we know there is more planets, and we know the sun and moon does not revolve around the earth.

Surly christians must hate the fact that us atheist have much more knowledge of the facts surrounding their own basis of reality. I guess we have a much more stable foundation. So our house wont blow over so easily when the storms come.
lol
peace

2007-03-09 10:08:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Saturday

2007-03-09 10:08:48 · answer #3 · answered by photogrl262000 5 · 0 0

Saturday was named after Saturn.

2007-03-09 10:08:45 · answer #4 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 2 0

um saturday.

Monday: The name Monday comes from the Old English Mōnandæg, meaning "day of the Moon"; it is a translation of the Latin name dies Lunae (cf. Romance language versions of the name, e.g., French lundi)
Tuesday: Tuesday comes from the Old English Tiwesdæg, meaning "Tyr's day." Tyr (in Old English, Tiw, Tew or Tiu) was the Nordic god of single combat and heroic glory in Norse mythology. The name is based on Latin dies Martis, "Day of Mars" (the Roman war god); compare French mardi and Spanish martes.
Wednesday: This name comes from the Old English Wodnesdæg meaning the day of the Germanic god Woden, more commonly known as Odin, who was the highest god in Norse mythology, and a prominent god of the Anglo-Saxons (and other places) in England until about the seventh century. It is based on Latin dies Mercurii, "Day of Mercury"; compare French mercredi and Spanish miércoles. The connection between Mercury and Odin is more strained than the other syncretic connections. The usual explanation is that both Odin and Mercury were considered psychopomps, or leaders of souls, in their respective mythologies. Also, in Old Norse myth, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetic and musical inspiration.
Thursday: The name Thursday comes from the Old English Þunresdæg, meaning the day of Þunor, commonly known in Modern English as Thor, the Germanic and Norse god of thunder. It is based on the Latin dies Iovis, "Day of Jupiter"; compare French jeudi and Spanish jueves. In the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the chief god, who seized and maintained his power on the basis of his thunderbolt (fulmen).
Friday: The name Friday comes from the Old English frigedæg, meaning the day of Frige, the Germanic goddess of beauty, who is a later incarnation of the Norse goddess Frigg, but also connected to the Goddess Freyja. It is based on the Latin dies Veneris, "Day of Venus"; compare French vendredi and Spanish viernes. Venus was the Roman god of beauty, love, and sex.
Saturday: Saturday is the only day of the week to retain its Roman origin in English, named after the Roman god Saturn associated with the Titan Cronos, father of Zeus and many Olympians. In Latin it was dies Saturni, "Day of Saturn"; compare French samedi and Spanish sábado, which comes from sambata dies (day of the Sabbath).
Sunday: The name Sunday comes from the Old English sunnandæg, meaning the day of the Sun; it is a translation of the Latin phrase dies solis. English, like most of the Germanic languages and several of the Celtic languages, preserves the original pagan/sun associations of the day; many other European languages, including all of the Romance languages, have changed the name of the day to the equivalent of "the Lord's day" (based on Ecclesiastical Latin dies Dominica). Compare Spanish domingo.

hope this helps

2007-03-09 10:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Cruz 4 · 2 0

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