SPECIAL MEANINGS & COLORS OF WEEKDAYS
By OLIVENE GODFREY
I was thinking recently about the individuality of the days of the week and of how each of us think of the different days. We all seem to feel the same about some of the days. Yet, for personal reasons or perhaps reasons that began in childhood certain days mean certain things to people. Sunday is usually the day of worship of God. Since A.D. 300s the church and state recognized Sunday of the sabbath. Sacred to the sun among the old Teutonic peoples, it's name means day of the sun. Sunday can be a happy day or it can be the most lonely day of the week. I color it orange and oblong.
Monday, the second day of the week for most people,in ancient times it was sacred to the goddess of the moon. It's known as Blue Monday for many people because it seem dismal with work and school week beginning and in some parts of the world Monday is still traditional wash day. Blue Monday in Bavaria means the Monday before Lent because that is the color in which churches are decorated. I paint it blue and fat.
Tuesday for me is green and slim. It's name comes from Tiv or Tiw, an Anglo-Saxon form of Tyi ,name of the Norse God of War. Tuesday seems to be a favorite time for meetings - day or night.
Wednesday I color yellow and fat. It's an active day-mid week with the first of the week behind us and a glimpse of the weekend in sight. Named for the the god of storms whose dominion extended to realms of wisdom, poetry and agriculture, in olden times it was believed that Wednesday was the best day for sowing crops.
Thursday is usually a nice day. We're in tune with the week's routine. Yet, we know the weekend is almost here. I color it rosy and round. It is a bountiful day that brings us Thanksgiving day in November.
Friday is considered bad luck by many people. Yet. Scandinavians consider it their luckiest day. People have called Friday Hangsmen day as it once was the day for executions of criminals.
I have mixed emotion abut Friday. There was a time when it was considered "pay day" for me. Still, it's always been a busy day with shopping for groceries and other items. I guess I color it in various shades of red, depending what the day brings for me. A routine day would be pink but the long weekend would be scarlet.
Saturday is the only day named for a Roman God , Saturn. Saturday is a holiday for workers and students. Saturn is said to have devoured all of his children except three. It was imagined for a long time that people under his star were unlucky as they had entered the world of an evil omen. I like Saturdays
While the years and months are the natural result of natural phenomena, the week owes its origins to early astrological and superstitious beliefs. Thus, throughout every week we recall, in a peculiar mixture, pagan deities both of Roman and Teutonic lineage.
See you next time.
By OLIVENE GODFREY
I was thinking recently about the individuality of the days of the week and of how each of us think of the different days. We all seem to feel the same about some of the days. Yet, for personal reasons or perhaps reasons that began in childhood certain days mean certain things to people. Sunday is usually the day of worship of God. Since A.D. 300s the church and state recognized Sunday of the sabbath. Sacred to the sun among the old Teutonic peoples, it's name means day of the sun. Sunday can be a happy day or it can be the most lonely day of the week. I color it orange and oblong.
Monday, the second day of the week for most people,in ancient times it was sacred to the goddess of the moon. It's known as Blue Monday for many people because it seem dismal with work and school week beginning and in some parts of the world Monday is still traditional wash day. Blue Monday in Bavaria means the Monday before Lent because that is the color in which churches are decorated. I paint it blue and fat.
Tuesday for me is green and slim. It's name comes from Tiv or Tiw, an Anglo-Saxon form of Tyi ,name of the Norse God of War. Tuesday seems to be a favorite time for meetings - day or night.
Wednesday I color yellow and fat. It's an active day-mid week with the first of the week behind us and a glimpse of the weekend in sight. Named for the the god of storms whose dominion extended to realms of wisdom, poetry and agriculture, in olden times it was believed that Wednesday was the best day for sowing crops.
Thursday is usually a nice day. We're in tune with the week's routine. Yet, we know the weekend is almost here. I color it rosy and round. It is a bountiful day that brings us Thanksgiving day in November.
Friday is considered bad luck by many people. Yet. Scandinavians consider it their luckiest day. People have called Friday Hangsmen day as it once was the day for executions of criminals.
I have mixed emotion abut Friday. There was a time when it was considered "pay day" for me. Still, it's always been a busy day with shopping for groceries and other items. I guess I color it in various shades of red, depending what the day brings for me. A routine day would be pink but the long weekend would be scarlet.
Saturday is the only day named for a Roman God , Saturn. Saturday is a holiday for workers and students. Saturn is said to have devoured all of his children except three. It was imagined for a long time that people under his star were unlucky as they had entered the world of an evil omen. I like Saturdays
While the years and months are the natural result of natural phenomena, the week owes its origins to early astrological and superstitious beliefs. Thus, throughout every week we recall, in a peculiar mixture, pagan deities both of Roman and Teutonic lineage.
See you next time.
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