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A week is seven days in connecting order. There are fifty-two (52) weeks in a year.

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

English name Norse mythology Roman mythology
Monday Moon's day  
Tuesday Tyr's day Mars
Wednesday Wodan's (Odin's) day Mercury
Thursday Thor's day Jupiter
Friday Freyr's day Venus
Saturday Saturn's day Saturn
Sunday Sun's day  

Time | Basic English 850 words

Woche | أسبوع | Sedmica | Setmana | Эрне | Týden | Uge | Woch | Woche | Week | Semana | Semajno | Aste | Vika | Semaine | Wike | Setemane | Semana | 주 (시간) | Tjedan | Septimana | Settimana | שבוע | Seythun | Semèn | Nedēļa | Savaitė | Week | | Ukedager | Veke | Semanne | Week | Tydzień | Semana | Неделя | Седмица | Sedmica | Viikko | Vecka | Linggo (panahon) | வாரம் | 星期

 

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