The 7 Weekdays in Paganism

A beginning of my writing of the weekdays in Norse mythologyStill Under Construction

Friday is the fifth day of the week from Monday. In Norse, the word had a number of variants were the seduction reproduces the goddess names Frigg (Odin’s wife) and Freyja (Frøya). (friggjardagr, freyju-, frjá-, fra-, frea-, fre-, freia-, freigia-, freo-, fri-, fræ-),

Her symbols are lions and strawberries. In Nordic tradition, Freyja’s name means ‘lady’. Generally speaking, it is Her domain to care for matters of the heart. In mythology, Freyja is stunningly beautiful, a mistress to the gods and She appears driving a chariot pulled by cats.

Happy þváttdagr In Norse, the day was called þváttdagr (‘washing day’, ie ‘washing day’) and Saturday (‘washing day, bathing day’), av laug (‘bath, bathing water, washing water’). Also known as Lauradagr. In Proto-Celtic : *ɸlārom , *lọr- Definition : Floor

Sunnadagr is the first day of week so the logical explanation is as I see it that Laurdagr was the last day so they washed in order to make it look good next week and hail the Sun.

The names of the Romans on weekdays: Lake: Solis dies (day of the sun) Ma: Lunae dies (moon day) Ti: Martis dies (Mars’ day) On: Marcurii dies (Mercury day) To: Jovis dies (Jupiter’s day) Fr: Verenis dies (Venus’ day) Sat: Saturni dies (Saturn’s day)

The ancient Romans had the same 7-day week as the Vikings. The days were named after wandering stars aka gods. Monday, for example, was called dies lunae – or Monday. This is reflected in the Latin languages, e.g. French, to this day. Monday – Monday – Monday.

Tuesday – Tuesday – March’s day (Taurus day in Norse) Wednesday – Wednesday – Mercury Day (Odin’s Day in Norse) Thursday – Thursday – Jupiter’s day (Thursday in Norse) Friday – Friday – Venus’ day (Frøyas or Frigg’s day) Samedi – Saturday – Saturday’s day (here the Norse differs;

Saturday comes from Saturday – (washing day)

The etymology of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, are from the Nordic Gods, but Saturday was an exception named after Roman God Saturnus.

n Norse, the day was called sunnudagr, til sunna, sol, after Anglo – Saxon sunnandæg or Old Saxon sunnondag, and was in the old opinion the first day of the week. The horses Arvaker and Alsvinn pulled the sun chariot. It is predicted that Sol will be killed by a terrible wolf

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Fenrisulven) during Ragnarok. Before that time, she will give birth to a daughter who will continue her mother’s journey across the firmament. In The Older Edda, Sol is described as the wife of Glen (Norse Glenr, “the cloud opening”). As a proper name, Sol appears throughout Norse literature. Researchers of Norse mythology have put forward theories about the evolution of the goddess from a possible root in the Nordic Bronze Age and Urindo-European background.

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