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    The document discusses the origin of the days of the week. In ancient Greece, each day was named after a different god and when the Romans adopted the custom they used their own gods' names. In English, some days were later replaced with names from Nordic gods. The document then lists the origin of each day's name, such as Sunday coming from the sun and Wednesday coming from the god Woden.

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    Origin of the Days of the Week

    In ancient Greece, each day of the week was to honour a certain god. Romans took over the custom, but used the names of their own gods. In English some of the names were replaced by the names of nordic gods. Try to find out the origin of each day of the week.

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    This day is named after the sun. - Sunday This day is named after the moon. - Monday This day is named after Saturn. - Saturday This day is named after Freya, the Teutonic goddess of love and beauty. - Friday This day is named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder. - Thursday This day is named after Tiu, the English / Germanic god of war and the sky. - Tuesday This day is named after Woden, the chief Anglo-Saxon / Teutonic god. - Wednesday

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