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In the Catholic devotion of the Holy Rosary, the glorious mysteries are meditated on Wednesday and also Sunday throughout the year. Wednesday is the day of the week devoted by the Catholic tradition to Saint Joseph. In Hinduism, Budha is the god of Mercury (planet), Wednesday, and of merchants and merchandise.
The Southeast Asian tradition also uses the Hindu names of the days of the week. Hindu astrology adopted the concept of days under the regency of a planet under the term vāra, the days of the week being called āditya-, soma-, maṅgala-, budha-, guru-, śukra-, and śani-vāra.
Yup. It's Hump Day — otherwise known as "Wednesday" and while that name is still printed on our calendars, the former has taken over in everyday conversation. And no — this wasn't ...
This model also seems to have influenced (presumably via Gothic) the designation of Wednesday as "mid-week" in Old High German (mittawehha) and Old Church Slavonic (срѣда). Old Church Slavonic may have also modeled the name of Monday, понєдѣльникъ , after the Latin feria Secunda . [ 12 ]
Ash Wednesday, also referred to as the Day of Ashes, is a day of repentance for Catholics and Christians as they confess their sins and profess their devotion to God leading up to Easter.
Fat Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Pączki Day or Mardi Gras in French) is the traditional name for the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This is last day that observing ...
That was also about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Southern states. July 4 (fixed) Independence Day: 79%: 97%: Celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from British rule, also called the Fourth of July or simply "The Fourth". Fireworks celebration are held in many cities throughout ...
It is also called Spy Wednesday, [2] or Good Wednesday (in Western Christianity), [3] and Great and Holy Wednesday (in Eastern Christianity). In Western Christianity many churches of various denominations observe the tenebrae service on Holy Wednesday.