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Wednesday 5 Aug 2020 Wednesday comes from the German for "Wodan’s Day," god of the sky and war.
Thursday 6 Aug 2020 Thursday comes from the Old English for "Thor's Day," the god of thunder.
Friday 7 Aug 2020 Friday comes from the Old English for "Frige's Day," wife of Odin (in connection to Venus for which the day is named in Latin languages).
Saturday 8 Aug 2020 Saturday comes from the Latin for "Saturn's Day," named for the planet/god (Cronus in Greek).
Sunday 9 Aug 2020 Sunday comes from the Latin/Greek/Germans for the day of the Sun, named for one of the seven planets of the ancient world.

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