Week

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A week is seven days in connecting order. There are fifty-two (52) weeks in a year.


In the English language, the days of a week are named after the gods in Norse mythology except Saturday, which is named after a Roman god.

English name Norse mythology Roman mythology
Monday Moon's day (Monnadaeg)  
Tuesday Tyr's day (Tiwsdaeg) Mars
Wednesday Wodan's (Odin's) day {Wodensdaeg) Mercury
Thursday Thor's day (Thursdaeg) Jupiter
Friday Freyr's day (Fridaeg) Venus
Saturday Saturn's day (Saturnsdaeg) Saturn
Sunday Sun's day (Sunnadaeg)  

Saturday and Sunday are called the 'week end'.

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Days of the Week

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday