Week

unit of time

A week is 7 days in connecting order. There are usually 52 weeks in a year.

In the English language, the days of the week are named after gods in Norse mythology, except for Saturday, which is named after a Roman god.

English nameAbbreviationNorse mythologyRoman mythologyOld English name
SundaySun.Sun's daySunnadaeg
MondayMon.Moon's day Monnadaeg
TuesdayTue.Tyr's dayMarsTiwsdaeg
WednesdayWed.Wodan's (Odin's) dayMercuryWodensdaeg
ThursdayThu.Thor's dayJupiterThursdaeg
FridayFri.Freyr's dayVenusFridaeg
SaturdaySat.Saturn's daySaturnsdaeg

Depending on the law of a country, the week either starts on Monday and ends on Sunday, or starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday. In most countries, Saturday and Sunday are the weekend. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is a religious day for Muslims, Jews, and Christians, respectively.

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Days of the Week
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday