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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...days sacred to Catholics and other Christians. The Greeks, Romans and ancient Northern tribes so revered their gods that they named every day of the week after them (Sunday for the sun god, Monday for the moon god, Tuesday for the Nordic god Tyr, Wednesday for the Germanic god Wodin, Thursday for Thor or (the equivalent of Jupiter), Friday for the German goddess Friga (Venus) and Saturday for the Roman god Saturn. Five of the first six months of the year honored various gods (Janus, Mars, Maia, Juno) and religious rituals (the period of purification known as februum). Julius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happy Holideen! | 10/31/2006 | See Source »

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