• taiyang@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Here’s a fun take for you: in Japanese its 月曜日、火曜日、水曜日、木曜日、金曜日、土曜日、and 日曜日, which translates to basically moon day, fire day, water day, tree day, metal day, earth day, and sun day— although it’s really celestial bodies, the very same mentioned in another comment (e g. Mars is the fire star, Tuesday).

    It’s supposedly derived from Chinese, though they probably got it from Romen influence given similarities.

    Anyway, the eighth day probably needs to be 天王曜日 (which is basically heavenly king day) or 海王曜日 (sea god day, aka Neptune) but I’m unsatisfied with that. Plus, honestly it’s way cooler as an elemental theme so my vote is 電曜日, denyoubi or electricity day, in honor of Pikachu. That day would be super effective.

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Also Tuesday, it comes after Friday except on even numbered years it’s after odd numbered Mondays. On leap years it starts halfway through Wednesdays.

    • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Makes sense - after you’ve recharged, but before you have to prepare mentally and physically for the next week.

    • Fondots@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I work a weird sche, 2 on, 2 off, 3 on and then the next week it flips. So every other week working friday-sunday, or I’m off those days.

      An the one hand I support this because 3 day weekends are fucking great and everyone should have them

      On the other hand, I have a feeling that would change my schedule to 2-2-4, and while 4 day weekends are even better than 3 days, I’d probably be stuck working 4 days in a row on my working weekends

      • isyasad@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        The gods that the weekdays are named after also have associated planets, so really every day is named after a celestial body already.
        Ex: Saturday is obviously Saturn Day, Thursday is Thor’s Day, with Thor being the equivalent of the Roman Jupiter, so Thursday is indirectly Jupiter Day, etc.

      • huppakee@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        Cool, so loosely translated 1st day, 2nd day, 3rd day, 4th day, 5th day, Saturday, Sunday?? That is amazing, confusing maybe, but amazing!

        • justanotheruser4@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          Yeah, but it begins on the 2nd day (Monday). They say it’s because the Saturday was the 7th day in the bible (Shabat for the jews). So Sunday would be the 1st one, but it’s not called 1a feira

  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    Tinnyday. Comes before or after Wednesday depending on daylight savings, encourages a beer or a wine (or whatever beverage of your choosing) to relax. Business hours the following day do not start until 10am.

    Delivery fees from online retailers are ineligible to charge delivery fees, local food orders must include a free canned beverage, people working in entertainment venues get double time.

  • ValiantDust@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Sextidi. It’s what the sixth day was called in the French Revolutionary Calendar’s ten-day week. But to follow the example of the Roman calendar month-naming scheme, it will of course be the eighth day of the week. Also it contains the word “sex” which I expect will lead to both a lot of snickering teenagers and a lot of accidentally censored weekdays.

  • Sam A.@feddit.dk
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    2 months ago

    In Denmark we have a saying: “When there’s two Thursdays in a week”, which is used when someone asks you something like “when can we have this thing?” or “when will you do that thing?” or “when will you give me a million dollars?”

    So, Thursday.

    • LostXOR@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      This is the only correct answer; we had another day and it was taken from us.