We interrupt the reporting of Hurricanes for PHUN stuff this week
The days of the week were named by different civilizations based on celestial bodies and gods. Here are some explanations for the names of the days:
Babylonians: Named each day after a planetary body (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn), as well as the Sun and the Moon1.
Romans: Named the days after the planets, which were in turn named after Roman gods23.
Emperor Constantine: Established the seven-day week we use today, based on the belief in seven key celestial bodies4.
click this link for the dictionary answer or read all 3 million hits 😁
The word Sunday doesn’t sound too complicated. There’s a sun, there’s a day, that’s a wrap. But the full story is more complex than a simple compound word. Sunday comes from the Latin dies Solis after the Roman sun god Sol. It became sunnandæg in Old English, sunnenday in Middle English, and eventually, Sunday. IF YOU CARE choose the link or simply
GOOGLE THE WORDS, WHO NAMED THE DAYS OF THE WEEK AND WADE THROUGH OVER 3 MILLION HITS!!!
23 comments:
Interesting. I did not know ANY of this!
Neat! Thanks. ❤️
Hari OM
We learned all this in school - or at least at the school I went to. I have always loved the concept of naming things - which is why some of my posts contain some very peculiar words! Yay for happy posting! YAM xx
This is certainly cheerful and even made me decide to post about a 'whisk' 1 I'll bet you can't wait for that!😉😜
If I didn't have to head off to work soon I would be spending the morning looking through articles on how the days of the week were named.
I always like Ivy's posts too
It seems to me I learned some of this in my distant past - and promptly forgot it! So thanks for the reminder. My wife might tell you that my mind is already overflowing with trivia, but what’s a little more? Maybe I’ll go on Jeopardy one day and it will be the answer that wins the game!
Hello,
I like the whisk image, it is cute. It is a good idea to post a happy post, it's like me trying to stay positive avoiding anything negative.
Interesting info on naming the days of the week. Take care, enjoy your day!
Fun facts...if I get time I might look up some of these facts..
I always enjoy visiting the "Happy Wisk".... I am glad to have this lovely lesson today...We sometimes go through life never really thinking about things like this, but yet in studying it, you learn so much and come away with interesting knowledge. Happy Sunday to you!!
Like Ginny, I didn't know any of this! (... at least if they taught it in school, my mind was elsewhere.)
This header image is soooo cute. I'm not familiar with the Happy Whisk, but that's about to change, starting this morning.
H.A.P.P.Y. Sunday!
I know Ivy and have been going to her blog for a while now. Always a fun and enjoyable read. You do find such interesting things to write about. I loved this! The town I grew up in was originally called Wodensborough named after the god of war. Then it was renamed Wednesbury (phonetically Wensbury). Here is a website with its history.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesbury
Thanks for another enjoyable read today. I hope all’s going well with the post hurricane cleanup.
What wonderful and fun information. I really liked the drawings too
Hugs Cecilia
GIGGLE !!! I needed this this morning... A bit of JOY is a blessed way to start my day.
I will fill you in on my "stuff" when we get back from church.
Sue
Cute graphic. Your posts are one of my favorites that I always look forward to.
I remember learning about the naming of the days and more back when a Public School education was tantamount to a Classical education. (It's sad how uneducated many of the young are now concerning our culture.)
I missed Sunday School & Church today. I forgot and ate a few undercooked veg's at a restaurant and it gave me IBS. Now I have to sit around until it stops hurting. I know, I know ... TMI! lol
It's raining here again! Yay!
Hope your day is wonderful.
Love.
Okay, this was fun! I like the stick drawings at the top too. I never thought too much about the reason each day has a certain name. I guess we are never too old to learn something new. I'm sure I probably learned all this sometime, but I'll be darned if I can remember when or what. So thank you. I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday. No Sun here today...it's raining, but we need it, so I'm glad. So there!
That is some very interesting information. I didn't know any of it. Have a great week ahead.
HAPPY Sunday and we hope every day is a happy one
Woos - Misty and Timber
That was really interesting, I didn't know any of that either!
Oh my gosh! Thank you for the shout-out. An excellent surprise. much happiness you brought me. I've got a huge smile on my face. Huggs, Me.
Thank you, Ann!
Thank you Eileen. That Whisk is me in cartoon form.
Much, much thanks, Shug.
Much, much thanks, Denise.
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