what is the origin of the name of the days of the week?
The planetary names for the days aren’t as obvious in modern english as they are in modern romance languages (for example, french: lundi (lune, moon), mardi (mars), mercredi (mercure, mercury), jeudi (jupiter), vendredi (venus), samedi (saturne, saturn), dimanche (from latin: “day of god” is the only one that doesn’t follow suit). as the seven-day, god/planet-based calendary spread around the world, it was localized. in the case of people who speak english, the mythological origins of our days is anglo-saxon.
