Today Is . . .

Today is Sunday, literally Sun Day, named after the sun.

And guess what tomorrow is--you got it: Moon Day (Monday).

Saturday is named after the planet Saturn.

The other days are named after old Norse (Norwegian) gods . . .


And how about this? Did you know July is named after one of the old leaders of the Roman empire? (Julius Caesar).

So was August (Augustus).

September-December are simply counting names(7-8-9-10; the Roman calendar began in March), but the other months (except for Feb.) are named after pagan gods, such as January, Janus, the god of beginnings/endings, the two-faced god (looking backwards and forwards).

With so many of us belonging to the Christian faith, it seems funny/ironic that we are adhering to pagan names for our schedules, yet I like the ties to our history . . .