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[jajdude]

It's just a strange thing I realized long ago.

Saturday is easy for Saturn. �伺 and �����

Tuesday. mardi. Mars. ȭ�� and ȭ����

It works for Wednesday and Friday.

���� and ������ ..... mercury, mecredi, wednesday

�ݿ��� ..... �ݼ� .... Friday, vendredi, Venus..

What's the connection?

Mith?

or anyone else?

Damn I'm a geek.

[hypnotist]

Google says...

[joe_doufu]

in french the system is pretty true to what the Romans (?) used:

lundi = moon day = monday
mardi = mars day = tuesday
mecredi = mercury day = wednesday
jeudi = ?jupiter? day = thursday
vendredi = venus day = friday
samedi = ?saturn? day = saturday
dimanche = day of ? = sunday

in English the system uses some Norse gods instead, such as

Wodin's (Odin's) Day = wednesday
Thor's Day = thursday
Friggen's Day = friday

however, Saturday is more clearly Saturn's Day and Sunday is clearly Sun Day in English. interesting.

[hypnotist]

You're correct for weekdays, but the weekend days come from religion in French:

Shabbath -> sambati dies -> samedi
dies dominicus -> (several iterations) -> dimanche

[mount real]

it's "mercredi" not "mecredi"

[joe_doufu]

[jajdude]

ah my french is worse than my korean so.... it just seemed like an odd thing to notice this connection.