Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Tuesday -- Where's that come from...


It's Tuesday -- Arrgg.
Well I sure don't want it to be Monday again, but wish Friday would hurry up! :-)

OK, well here's some WIKI info for you about Tuesday...

The name Tuesday derives from the Old English "Tiwesdæg" and literally means "Tiw's Day".[1] Tiw is the Old English form of the Proto-Germanic god *Tîwaz, or Týrin Norse, a god of war and law.[2][3] *Tîwaz derives from the Proto-Indo-European base *dei-*deyā-*dīdyā-, meaning 'to shine', whence comes also such words as "deity".[4]

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Tuesday is associated with the planet Mars and shares that planet's symbol, .

Well there you go, some interesting facts about Tuesday.

Have a great day everyone!!

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