The Snowflake Chronicles

Names of the Days

6 Rahmat 163 B.E. – June 29, 2006 A.D.

An old nursery rhyme says:

Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child that works hard on the Sabbath Day,
is blithe and bonny, good and gay.
Attributed to Mother Goose

That old nursery rhyme doesn’t tell a lot about the day. So after a bet of research I wrote the following poems about the days of the week.

Sunday

Sunday is the first day of the week;
Sunday is the day of the sun goddess;
Sunday is the celebration of the sun god;
Sunday is the Lord’s Day;
Sunday’s child is excellent, advantageous, and pleasant;
Sunday is the day of gold;
Sunday’s new name is Beauty.

Monday

Monday is the second day of the week:
Monday is the day of the moon;
Monday is the day of the moon goddess;
Monday is feast of the moon;
Monday is the day of silver;
Monday’s child has a countenance of light;
Monday’s new name is Perfection

Tuesday

Tuesday is the third day of the week;
Tuesday is the day of Mars;
Tuesday is the day of iron
Tuesday’s child is elegant;
Tuesday named after Tyr;
Tuesday is the day of honorable war;
Tuesday’s new name is of Grace.

Wednesday

Wednesday is the fourth day of the week;
Wednesday is the day of Mercury;
Wednesday is the day of quicksilver;
Wednesday named after Woden;
Wednesday’s child confronts numerous afflictions;
Wednesday is a swift day;
Wednesday’s new name is Justice.

Thursday

Thursday is the fifth day of the week;
Thursday is Thor’s day;
Thursday is the day of Jupiter;
Thursday is the day of tin;
Thursday is the day of thunder;
Thursday’s child is on a long journey;
Thursday’s new name is Majesty.

Friday

Friday is the sixth day of the week;
Friday named after Frigga;
Friday means beloved and loving;
Friday is the day of Venus;
Friday is the day of copper;
Friday’s child is affectionate and generous;
Friday’s new name is Independence.

Saturday

Saturday is the seventh day of the week;
Saturday is the day of lead;
Saturday is Saturn’s day;
Saturday is the day of chaos and deception;
Saturday is the day of the scythe;
Saturday’s child labors all week long;
Saturday’s new name is Glory.