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.
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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 sunnandΓ¦g in Old English, sunnenday in Middle English, and eventually, Sunday. IF YOU CARE choose the link or simply
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