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The god Týr, identified with Mars, after whom Tuesday is named.
The god Týr, identified with Mars, after whom Tuesday is named. Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus.
For other uses, see Tuesday (disambiguation).

Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. 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 Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries

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Origins of the name

See Days of the week for more on naming conventions. 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

Planetary

The name comes from Middle English Twisday, from Old English Tiwes dæg, named after the Nordic god Tyr, who was the equivalent of the Roman war god Mars, and Greek god Ares. Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. In Greek mythology, Ares ( Ancient Greek:, Μodern Greek Άρης) is the son of Zeus and Hera.

In Latin, it is called Martis dies which means "Mars's Day". Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In Romance languages except Portuguese, the word for "Tuesday" is similar to the Latin name: mardi in French, martes in Spanish, martedì in Italian, dimarts in Catalan, and marţi in Romanian. The Romance languages (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages, or Neolatin languages) are a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all 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 Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance

The surviving Celtic languages preserve the Latin names,[1] although none of these languages are descended from Latin. Tuesday is dé máirt in Irish, Meurzh in Breton,[2] dydd Mawrth in Welsh[3] and Dimàirt in Scottish Gaelic. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. [4][5][6]

The English and Scandinavian names are derived from the Nordic god Týr (Old English Tiw):

The German word Dienstag, as well as Low German Dingsdag, Deensdag and Dutch Dinsdag (from the 13th century, MHG dinsdag, dinsedag, dincetag, dinstag, dingstag) is probably due to interpretation as dies judicii (thing day) or dies census in popular etymology (Grimm). English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 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 Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland Old Frisian was the West Germanic language spoken between the 8th and 16th centuries by the people who had settled in the area between the Rhine The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066, although Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Early Modern English is the stage of the English language used from about the end of the Middle English period (the latter half of the 15th century to 1650 Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550 Middle High German (MHG German Mittelhochdeutsch) is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350 Alemannic German ( Alemannisch) is a group of Dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Icelandic ( is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Low German or Low Saxon (in Germany: Plattdüütsch or Nedderdüütsch; in Netherlands: Nedersaksisch or Nederduuts Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname See also Medieval Scandinavian laws A thing or ting ( Old Norse, Old English and Icelandic: þing; other modern Folk etymology is a term used in two distinct ways A commonly held misunderstanding of the origin of a particular word a False etymology. The Deutsches Wörterbuch (called DWB or "der Grimm" is one of the most important etymological dictionaries of the German language Another possibility is direct derivation from the god referred to by the Romans as Mars Thingsus, the god of the Thing,[7] who could likely be Tyr, as well. See also Medieval Scandinavian laws A thing or ting ( Old Norse, Old English and Icelandic: þing; other modern [8]

The speech of Old Bavaria, also from the 13th century, used ertag (erihtag, erehtag, erchtag, erichtag, erntag), from which Jacob Grimm in Deutsche Mythologie postulated Ear as an epithet of Ziu. Altbayern (also written Altbaiern, English meaning: Old Bavaria) is a term used to describe the three oldest parts of the Free State of Bavaria Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm ( Hanau, January 4, 1785 &ndash September 20, 1863 in Berlin) German Philologist Deutsche Mythologie ( Teutonic Mythology) is a seminal treatise on Germanic mythology by Jacob Grimm. The Ear ᛠ rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc is a late addition to the alphabet [9]

In most of the Indian Languages as well as Nepali and Urdu the word for Tuesday is Mangalwar, with Mangala being the Sanskrit name for the planet Mars.

Numerical

Portuguese uses numbers instead of pagan names and so their word for "Tuesday" is terça-feira (the third day). Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal.

The Russian word for "Tuesday" is vtórnik, meaning "second"; that is, counting Tuesday as the second day of the week. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

Quakers traditionally referred to Tuesday as "Third Day" eschewing the pagan origin of the English name "Tuesday". Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world This has also been the custom in Iceland since about the 11th century when Jón Ögmundsson changed it to Þriðjudagur, meaning "Third Day". Jón Ögmundsson (1052 - 1121 was an Icelandic Bishop and local Icelandic saint

Religious observances

In the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Tuesdays are dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. The Octoechos contains hymns on this theme, arranged in an eight-week cycle, that are chanted on Tuesdays throughout the year. The Octoechos ( Greek:; Slavonic: Октонхъ Oktoikh, or Осмогласникъ Osmoglasnik)&mdashliterally the book A hymn is a type of Song, usually religious specifically written for the purpose of praise adoration or Prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities At the end of Divine Services on Tuesday, the dismissal begins with the words: "May Christ our True God, through the intercessions of his most-pure Mother, of the honorable and glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John…"

Cultural references

In the Greek world, Tuesday (the day of the week of the Fall of Constantinople) is considered an unlucky day. Canonical hours are divisions of time developed by the Christian Church, serving as increments between the prescribed Prayers of the daily round Distinguish from "inter-session" ie "between Sessions " Intercession, in both Christianity and Islam, Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, In Religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the Supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Fall of Constantinople refers to the capture of the Byzantine Empire's capital by the Ottoman Empire on Tuesday May 29, 1453 (Julian Calendar The same is true in the Spanish-speaking world, where a proverb runs: En martes, ni te cases ni te embarques, meaning, "On Tuesday, neither get married nor begin a journey. " For both Greeks and Spanish-speakers, the 13th of the month is considered unlucky if it falls on Tuesday, instead of Friday. Friday the 13th is superstitiously considered a day of bad Luck in English - French - and German -speaking countries as well as in other In Judaism, on the other hand, Tuesday is considered a particularly lucky day, because in the first chapter of Genesis the paragraph about this day contains the phrase "it was good" twice. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut

In the Thai solar calendar, the day is named for the Pali word for the planet Mars, which also means "Ashes of the Dead" [2]; the color associated with Tuesday is pink. The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Pali ( ISO 15919 / ALA-LC: Pāḷi is a Middle Indo-Aryan language or Prakrit of India. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants

In the folk rhyme Monday's Child, "Tuesday's child is full of grace". Monday's Child is one of many fortune-telling songs popular as Nursery rhymes for children

In business, particularly office work, studies have shown that Tuesday is usually the most productive day of the week. [10] Some of these people consider Tuesday to be their least favorite day, because they are not as relaxed as Monday (due to the weekend preceding it), yet they still have most of the work week ahead of them.

Common occurences

United States and Canada

Tuesday is the usual day for elections in the United States. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Federal elections take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November; this date was established by a law of 1845 for presidential elections (specifically for the selection of the Electoral College), and was extended to elections for the House of Representatives in 1875 and for the Senate in 1914. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Tuesday was the earliest day of the week which was practical for polling in the early nineteenth century: citizens might have to travel for a whole day to cast their vote, and would not wish to leave on Sunday which was a day of worship for the great majority of them. 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

In the United States and Canada, most home video and audio releases for purchase or rental occur on Tuesdays. Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment Since this policy began, there have been very few exceptions to this common release day.

Astrology

In Italian, Tuesday is "Martedi", associating it with the planet Mars and the signs Aries and Scorpio. Aries, the ram, is the first Astrological sign in the Zodiac. Scorpio is the eighth Astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Scorpius. Tuesday is also associated with the dwarf planet Pluto. People born on this day are claimed to show the qualities of Mars, Aries, Scorpio, and Pluto. This marries Tuesday with ideas of strife, battles to be won and pressing issues and jobs to get sorted. It is not a day to relax. This same meaning can be seen in the Spanish "Martes" and the English "Tuesday" ("Tyr's day. ") In India, Tuesday is called "Mangalvar", for the Vedic planet Mangala or Mars. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Jyotiṣa ( Sanskrit jyotiṣa, from jyótis- "light heavenly body" also spelled Jyotish and Jyotisha in English In Jyotish Astrology, Mangala ( Devanagari: मंगल is the name for Mars, the red planet So as this day is called Mangal in Urdu. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Tuesday is considered one of most inauspicious weekday in Indian subcontinent. This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. Wedding, oath-taking, assuming office, starting business are usually avoid on Tuesday, because of claimed natural malevolence associated with Mars.

Named days

Sources

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander. An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language. Gairm Publications, 1982 reprint of 1896 original.
  2. ^ Dicts.info Breton to English to Breton Dictionary
  3. ^ Welsh-English / English-Welsh On-line Dictionary, University of Wales, Lampeter
  4. ^ MacFarlane, Malcolm. The School Gaelic Dictionary. Eneas MacKay, Stirling, 1912.
  5. ^ English-Gaelic Parliamentary Dictionary, published by the Scottish Parliament, 2001.
  6. ^ Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig
  7. ^ VERCOVICIVM, Hadrian's Wall Fort and Settlement retrieved April 14, 2008
  8. ^ Temporini, Hildegard and Wolfgang Haase. Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt. Walter de Gruyter, 1986. ISBN 3-11-010050-9. Page 77. [1]
  9. ^ Grimm 1875–78,.
  10. ^ Tuesday is most productive day - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

Dictionary

Tuesday

-proper noun

  1. The third day of the week in the USA, and the second day of the week in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

-adverb

  1. on Tuesday
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