The ancient Babylonians named the days of the week. The 28-day lunar cycle was broken into four weeks, each consisting of seven days. The days of the week were named after the celestial bodies which the Babylonians observed: the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, ...
In ancient cultures, people named the days of the week after celestial bodies. The Ancient Romans identified each day thoughtfully. They used the sun, moon, and the five known planets as inspiration. Monday receives its designation from the moon, which was“diēs Lūnae”to the Romans, or“D...
Days (dies) are so called from 'the gods' (deus, ablative pluraldiis), whose names the Romans conferred upon certain astral bodies, for they named the first day from thesun, which is the chief of all the astral bodies, just as that day is the head of all the days. The second day...
Magic is at its best when performed during certain days and hours of the day. These time periods are associated with the seven celestial bodies in our solar system that we can observe with the naked eye. The associations are as follows: PlanetsDays of the WeekMagical Domains Sun Sunday pro...
Bobby B-blaze (17 August) and his son, Roland – named after the main man himself (27 August), had/will have their birthdays this month as well. Bobby shares a birthday with Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block. Their fan team management also works with fan activities for Tears fo...
What is the first day of the week? Planetary Hours The ancient Romans also believed that each hour of the day was governed by one of the deities associated with the celestial bodies. According to thisplanetary hourssystem, the 1st hour of the 1st day of the week was thought to be governe...