Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week It is the either the sixth or seventh day of the week as discussed below. The names of the days of the week in various world languages can be classified as either numerical or planetary; however in either case the names of one or more days Jews and many Christians believe that God established the 7-day weekly cycle at Creation as related in the Book of Genesis chapters 1 and 2. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

Contents 1 Origins of the name 2 Position in the week 3 Activities 4 Saturday in popular culture 5 Saturday songs 6 See also 7 References

Origins of the name

It was named no later than the second century for the planet (Saturn), which controlled the first hour of that day according to Vettius Valens. Vettius Valens (February 8 120 - c 175 CE was a second-century Hellenistic astrologer, a somewhat younger contemporary of Claudius Ptolemy. The planet was named for the Roman god of agriculture Saturn. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its Saturn ( Latin: Saturnus) was a major Roman God of agriculture and harvest It has been called dies Saturni ("Saturn's Day"), through which from it entered into Old English as Sæternesdæg and gradually evolved into the word "Saturday".

Saturday is the only day of the week in which the English name comes from Roman mythology. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its The English names of all of the other days of the week come from Anglo-Saxon polytheism. Anglo-Saxon paganism refers to the Migration Period religion practiced by the English in 5th to 7th century England. In India, Saturday is Shanivar, based on Shani, the Vedic God manifested in the planet Saturn. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Shanivar is the Hindi name for Saturday the sixth (or seventh day of the week Shani ( Sanskrit Śani शनि is one of the Navagraha which are the nine primary celestial beings in Hindu astrology or This article discusses the historical religious practices in the Vedic time period see Hinduism and Indian religions for details In the Thai solar calendar of Thailand, the day is named from the Pali word for Saturn, and the color associated with Saturday is purple. The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Pali ( ISO 15919 / ALA-LC: Pāḷi is a Middle Indo-Aryan language or Prakrit of India. Purple is a general term for the range of shades of Color occurring between Red and Blue. The Celtic languages also name this day for Saturn: Irish an Satharn or dia Sathuirn, Scottish Gaelic Disathairne, Welsh dydd Sadwrn, Breton disadorn. The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany

In Jewish tradition Saturday is the Shabbat. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Shabbat or Shabbos ( Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, shabbāt, shabbes, "rest/inactivity" is the Weekly Sabbath Christianity adopted this tradition in terms of the Sabbath. In Christianity, the Sabbath is generally a weekly religious Day of rest as ordained by one of the Ten Commandments (the third by Roman Catholic Thus, in many languages the Saturday is named after the Sabbath. Eastern Orthodox churches distinguish between the Sabbath (Saturday) and the Lord's Day (Sunday). The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The " Lord's Day " is one of the traditional Christian names for Sunday the first day of the Judaeo-Christian seven-day week observed by most Christians as the memorial Roman Catholics put so little emphasis on that distinction that many among them follow – at least in colloquial language – the Protestant practice of calling Sunday the sabbath (see Sabbath in Christianity). Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. In Christianity, the Sabbath is generally a weekly religious Day of rest as ordained by one of the Ten Commandments (the third by Roman Catholic Quakers traditionally refer to Saturday as "Seventh Day" eschewing the "pagan" origin of the name. Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world In Islamic countries, Fridays are holidays, however they are considered as the sixth day of the week. The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings

In the Eastern Orthodox Church Saturdays are days on which the Theotokos (Mother of God) and All Saints are commemorated, The day is also a general day of prayer for the dead, because it was on a Saturday that Jesus lay dead in the tomb. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, For the British girl group see All Saints (band. All Saints' Day (also called All Hallows or Hallowmas) often Wherever there is a belief in the continued existence of Man 's personality through and after Death, Religion naturally concerns itself with the relations The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Sanctum Sepulchrum also called the Church of the Resurrection, ( Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως Naos tis Anastaseos The Octoechos contains hyms on these themes, arranged in an eight-week cycle, that are chanted on Saturdays throughout the year. The Octoechos ( Greek:; Slavonic: Октонхъ Oktoikh, or Осмогласникъ Osmoglasnik)&mdashliterally the book At the end of services on Saturday, the dismissal begins with the words: "May Christ our True God, through the intercessions of his most-pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and right victorious Martyrs, of our reverend and God-bearing Fathers…". Distinguish from "inter-session" ie "between Sessions " Intercession, in both Christianity and Islam, The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, or Fathers of the Church are the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church For the Orthodox, Saturday is never a strict fast day. A Fast Day is a day of religious Fasting observed at various periods by different religious groups Jewish Christian and other sometimes with the authority of government When a Saturday falls during one of the fasting seasons (Great Lent, Nativity Fast, Apostles' Fast, Dormition Fast) the fasting rules are always lessened to an extent. Great Lent, or the Great Fast, is the most important Fasting season in the Church year in Eastern Christianity, which prepares Christians The Nativity Fast, is a period abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches, in preparation The Dormition of the Theotokos ( Greek: Koimesis) is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and The Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross and the Beheading of St. John the Baptist are normally observed as strict fast days, but if they fall on a Saturday or Sunday, the fast is lessened. The feast of the Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter is the greatest of the feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Christian Liturgical calendar, there are several different feasts known as Feasts of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the This article is about the biblical event and the liturgical commemoration of it

In Scandinavian countries, Saturday is called Lördag or Löverdag etc. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well , the name being derived from the old word laugr (hence Icelandic name Laugardagur), meaning bath, thus Lördag equates to bath-day. *Laguz or *Laukaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the l - Rune, *laguz meaning " Water " or " Icelandic ( is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. This is due to the Viking usage of bathing on Saturdays. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas

Today, Saturday is officially called Samstag in all German-speaking countries, however, there are two names for this day in modern Standard German. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Standard German ( German: Hochdeutsch) is the standard varieties of the German language used as a Written language, in formal contexts Samstag is always used in Austria, Liechtenstein, the German speaking part of Switzerland and generally used in southern and western Germany. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny doubly landlocked Alpine country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It derives from Old High German sambaztac, which itself derives from Greek Σάββατο, and this Greek word derives from Hebrew שבת (Shabbat). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Shabbat or Shabbos ( Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, shabbāt, shabbes, "rest/inactivity" is the Weekly Sabbath However, the current German word for sabbath is Sabbat. The second name for Saturday in German is Sonnabend, which derives from Old High German sunnunaband, and is closely related to the Old English word sunnanæfen. It means literally "Sun eve", i. e. "The day before Sunday". Sonnabend is generally used in northern and eastern Germany, and was also the official name for Saturday in East Germany. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state In the Westphalian dialects of Low Saxon, in East Frisian Low Saxon and in the Saterland Frisian language, Saturday is called Satertag, also akin to Dutch Zaterdag, which has the same linguistic roots as the English word Saturday. Westphalia (Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster East Frisian Low Saxon is a West Low German Dialect spoken in the East Frisian peninsula of northwestern Lower Saxony. Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian or Saterlandic ( Seeltersk) is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname

Similarly, the Romance languages follow the Greek usage, so that their word for "Saturday" is also a variation on "Sabbath": the Italian is sabato, the French is samedi, the Spanish and Portuguese is sábado and the Romanian is sâmbătă. The Romance languages (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages, or Neolatin languages) are a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance

The modern Maori name for it, Rahoroi, means "washing-day". For other languages, see Days of the week Planetary table. The names of the days of the week in various world languages can be classified as either numerical or planetary; however in either case the names of one or more days

Position in the week

The three Abrahamic religions, via their original languages, regard Saturday as the seventh day of the week (Judaism via Hebrew, Christianity via Ecclesiastical Latin, and Islam via Arabic) by naming Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as the second through fifth days of the week. The names of the days of the week in various world languages can be classified as either numerical or planetary; however in either case the names of one or more days Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Ecclesiastical Latin (sometimes called Church Latin) is the Latin dialect as used in documents of the Roman Catholic Church and in its Latin liturgies For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language This is concordant with the European Pagan tradition, which named the days of the week after the seven Classical planets (in order Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn), naming the first day of the week for the Sun, perceived as most important, and moving to those perceived as lesser. Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world In Astronomy, the naked-eye planets are the five Planets of our Solar system that can be discerned with the Naked eye without much difficulty The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University

The Slavic languages regard Saturday as the sixth day of the week by naming Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday as the second, fourth, and fifth days of the week, although their name for Wednesday, middle, would imply that Saturday is the seventh day of the week. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages

Beginning in the twentieth century, many Europeans have considered Saturday the sixth (penultimate) day of the week, and Sunday the last. This current European labour-oriented convention has been formalized by ISO 8601 which is used by businesses such as airlines in drawing up timetables, etc

Activities

• Saturday is the usual day for elections in Australia and the only day in New Zealand on which elections can be held, and also the preferred election day in the US state of Louisiana. ISO 8601 is an International standard for date and Time representations issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America
• In many countries where Sundays are holidays, Saturday is part of the weekend, and is traditionally a day of relaxation.
• Saturday morning is a notable television time block aimed at children while airing generally animated cartoons. A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration.
• Many parties are held on Saturdays, because it precedes Sunday, another day of rest. It is common for clubs, bars and restaurants to be open later on Saturday night than on other nights. Thus "Saturday Night" has come to imply the party scene, and has lent its name to the films Saturday Night Fever, which showcased New York discotheques, Uptown Saturday Night, as well as many songs (see below). Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated The City of New York A discothèque, diskoˈtɛk̚ compare the Spanish "discoteca" is an Entertainment venue or Club with recorded music played by "Discaires" For the Camp Lo album see Uptown Saturday Night (album Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 Comedy
• Saturday night is also a popular time slot for comedy shows on television. The most famous of these is Saturday Night Live, a skit show that has aired on NBC nearly every week since 1975. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Other notable examples include Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell was a program that ran on ABC from September 1975 to January 1976, hosted by Howard Cosell. This practise lent its name to the film Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal. Mr Saturday Night is a 1992 film with Billy Crystal and David Paymer. William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning
• Saturday was the preferred day to hunt vampires as that was the day they had to remain in their coffins. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living It was also believed that someone born on a Saturday could see a vampire when it was otherwise invisible. ^[1]
• The amount of criminal activities that take place on Saturday nights has led to the expression, "Saturday night special" a pejorative slang term used in the United States and Canada for any inexpensive handgun. Saturday Night Special is a 60 minute long Comedy - Variety show. Words and phrases are pejorative if they imply disapproval or contempt Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language.
• The Australian Football League Grand Final is traditionally held on the last Saturday in September. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest A Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sporting term used to describe a final that decides a league champion Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere.

Saturday in popular culture

• In the folk rhyme Monday's Child, "Saturday's child works hard for a living". Monday's Child is one of many fortune-telling songs popular as Nursery rhymes for children
• Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is a single-panel webcomic by Zach Weiner. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are Comics Published on a Website, often exclusively providing easy access to an Zachary Alexander Weiner, known as Zach Weiner, is the author and illustrator of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, also called SMBC
• The Saturday Evening Post

Saturday songs

Because Saturday night is a prime night for parties, many songs refer to it or invoke its spirit. The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly Magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8,

• 10:15 On A Saturday Night - The Cure
• "Almost Saturday Night" - John Fogerty and Dave Edmunds
• Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke and Cat Stevens
• Come Saturday Morning - The Sandpipers
• Friday Night, Saturday Morning - The Specials
• (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night - Tom Waits
• One More Saturday Night - Grateful Dead
• "Saturday" - The Carpenters
• "Saturday Morning" - The Eels
• "Saturday Afternoon" - Blaze Ya Dead Homie
• Saturday Night - Suede
• Saturday in the Park - Chicago
• Saturday Night - The Bay City Rollers
• Saturday Night - Whigfield
• Saturday Night - The Misfits
• Saturday Night Forever - Pet Shop Boys
• Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) - Frank Sinatra
• Saturday Night at the Movies - The Drifters
• Saturday Night - Ozomatli
• Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John
• Saturday Nite - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Saturday's Child - The Monkees
• Saturday (Oooh oooh!) - Ludacris
• Saturday Night - Aaron Carter
• "Sentimental Saturday" - Sarah Hudson
• "Small Town Saturday Night" - Hal Ketchum
• "Saturday" - The Ramones
• "Saturday" - The Rocket Summer from their 2003 album Calendar Days
• "Saturday" - Liberty X from their 2003 album Thinking It Over
• "Saturday" - Marc Broussard from his 2004 album Carencro
• "Saturday" - Hedley from their 2005 album Hedley
• "Saturday" - Smile Empty Soul from their 2005 album Anxiety
• "Saturday" - Babyface from his 1993 album For the Cool in You
• "Saturday" - Fall Out Boy from their 2003 album Take This To Your Grave
• "Saturdays" - Nelly Furtado from her 2003 album Folklore (album)

See also

• Working Saturday

References

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