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22 wacky facts about Wednesday
Wednesdays are the middle of the workweek, so for many it is a sign of a fast approaching weekend.
That is why they call it "Fight Day" in America, because everything went smoothly from then until the weekend.
Fourth is the name commonly used for fictional characters, as well as the name used by the English football club.
With its relationship with gods and astrology, Wednesday has some interesting facts about it.
The fourth is named after Woden, the most important deity in Germany's Pantheon, and is often associated with the god Cape Odin.
Woden and Odin are also associated with the Roman God of Mercury, which is reflected in Latin-derived languages in their names for Wednesdays, such as French for "Mercredi", Spanish for "Miercoles".
In many Slavic languages, Wednesday is translated as "between".
Likewise, in Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Mandarin languages, the name of the fourth day is translated to "the third day".
Researchers continue to refer to Wednesday as the "Wednesday" of the traditional calendar week to avoid the pagan associations that Wednesdays hold.
According to a survey, bosses are most receptive to requests from employees on Wednesdays.
In the movie Family Addams, her daughter is called Wednesday Addams.
Wednesday is also seen as a recurring character name in several novels, including Richard James Allen's Fifth Legend and Neil Gaiman's American Gods, which was recently adapted for the Amazon Prime TV Show.
In John Steinbeck's 1945 Sweet Thursday, Day Five of the title is said to precede "Wednesday Lousy."
In Japanese, the word for Wednesday (sui youbi) means "water day", as it is associated with the planet Mercury (suisei), which means "water star".
In German, the word for Wednesday (Mittwoch) is the only day of the week that doesn't end with "card", meaning "day".
UK football team (that is football, if you are an American) "Sheffield Wednesday" started off as Wednesday Cricket Club in 1820. They named themselves after the day they played their matches.
The Wednesday before Easter is called "Good Wednesday", or sometimes "Spy Wednesday", referring to Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus.
The first day of Lent according to the Western Christian Calendar is called "Ash Wednesday" and is followed by "Wishing Tuesday."
Red Wednesday is the name of a Yezidi festival held in Iraq.
Wednesdays are called "hump days" in the US because it's between the work week and the hump you have to get through to make it to Friday.
In Hindu mythology, Buddha is the God of Mercury, the middle Wednesday of the week, and of Merchants and Merchants.
In Solar Calendar, the color associated with Wednesday is green.
The astrological sign for Wednesday is the same as astrological sign for planet Mercury.
In American Christianity, both Catholic and Protestant churches schedule study, prayer or meeting on Wednesday night.
In Australia, on Wednesday, February 16, 1983, a series of more than 100 forest fires began to sweep through South Australia, killing about 75 people, will cause 2,600 people injury, destroying about 9,000 houses, killing
On Wednesday, May 10, 1797, the first US Naval Ship, "United States," was launched.
We have everyone, hoping that these wonderful facts will help you get through your tough days.
Don't be disappointed, as the weekend is fast approaching and everything is going well from today onwards.
Don't forget that you can always check out our Thursdays.
