Why tuesday is called tuesday

Then came the Anglo-Saxons who took over and named Tuesday to Friday after their gods, while keeping the Roman's names for the other days. Monday gets its name from the Anglo-Saxon word " mondandaeg " which translates to " the moon's day ".

Despite what we believe, Monday is actually the second day of the week. In astrology, Tuesday is associated with the planet Mars , with the two sharing the same symbol. As Mars rules over Aries and Scorpio, these signs are also associated with Tuesday. In the Thai Solar Calendar, the color associated with Tuesday is pink. Super Tuesday is the day on which many U. The second Tuesday of every month is commonly known as Patch Tuesday, as this is the day of the month when Microsoft releases their patches.

The Jewish week was and still is also divided into seven days, but instead of being based on the planets, this system was tied to the account of Creation in the Hebrew Bible. These days had numbers, not names, with the seventh day being the Sabbath. Influenced by these cultures and ideas, the ancient Romans eventually dropped their eight-day week and adopted a seven-day week, basing the day names on the known planets, Sun, and Moon and their own deities. This seven-day week system spread to other civilizations, which sometimes adjusted the names to their own language and beliefs.

Originally, Tuesday was named after the Roman god of war, Mars pictured. However, the Norse people named it after their god of war, Tyr. In most languages with Latin origins, the day is named after the god and planet Mars.