The origins of our days of the week lie with the Romans.

Roman names for days of the week. Days Based on Months. The Sun the Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. The days were not named after the gods the days were named after the celestial bodies which in some cases were named after gods and a goddess.

While we associate him with the Norse and Scandinavia the name Woden itself appeared in Saxon England and elsewhere as Voden Wotan his old German moniker and other variations all across the continent. But the Saxon and Roman gods who look after the same day are the same type of god. In Scandinavia the word for Saturday is Lördag or Lørdag.

Months of the Roman Year Roman Month Origin Days in Republican Calendar Days in Julian Calendar Januarius January The God Janus 29 31 Februarius February From the Februa festivals which were celebrated at the end of. The Romans named their days of the week after the planets which in turn were named after the Roman gods. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies.

Monday was known as the day of the moon thats how it became Monday. Thus the days of the week in the Roman calendar were Suns day Moons day Mars day Mercurys day Jupiters day Venuss day and Saturns day. In Latin the name for Saturday is dies Saturni Day of Saturn named after Saturn the Roman God of wealth and agriculture.

Tuesday was named for the Roman god of war Mars so in Latin was known as dies Martis. The god is also the origin of the name of the planet with rings. Mystery of the Rosary traditionally prayed.

In Roman mythology Luna was a embodiment of moon and a companion of sun god Sol. The Roman system of seven-day weeks each day named after the planets as they were then understood hence Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus and Saturn was introduced to Britain in the early 1st century AD. However the Germanic god of war was known as Tiu and the English day of the week is derived from this Germanic gods name instead first known as Tiwsday and eventually Tuesday.