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The second name for Saturday in German is Sonnabend, which derives from Old High German sunnunaband, and is closely related to the Old English word sunnanæfen. It means literally "Sun eve", i.e., "The day before Sunday". Sonnabend is generally used in northern and eastern Germany, and was also the official name for Saturday in East Germany ...
The Norse name for the planet Venus was Friggjarstjarna, 'Frigg's star'. [21] It is based on the Latin diēs Veneris, "Day of Venus". Saturday: named after the Roman god Saturn associated with the Titan Cronus, father of Zeus and many Olympians.
In English, the names of the days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In many languages, including English, the days of the week are named after gods or classical planets. Saturday has kept its Roman name, while the other six days use Germanic equivalents.
The celebration and parade takes place the day before St. Patrick’s Day this year. Here’s why North Kansas City celebrates Snake Saturday and how it started.
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Saturn (Latin: Sāturnus [saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology.He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation.
In some Muslim countries, Saturday is the first day of the week and thus Tuesday is the fourth day of the week. The English name is derived from Middle English Tewesday, from Old English Tiwesdæg meaning "Tīw's Day", the day of Tiw or Týr, the god of single combat, law, and justice in Norse mythology.
Saturday Night tells the pulse-pounding tale of the 90 minutes leading up to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live — then titled NBC's Saturday Night — on Oct. 11, 1975.