Ancient Egyptians named the days after planets, which they incorrectly believed included the sun and the moon. The seventh day was considered merely a day of rest and play. In ancient Rome, the days of the week were named after the sun, the moon, and the five planets then known. Each day was considered sacred to the Roman god associated with that planet. The days were known as Sun’s-day, Moon’s-day, Mars’-day, and so on. This system was used about the beginning of the Christian Era. The English names for the days Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were derived from the names of Norse gods.
Most Latin-based languages connect each day of the week with one of the seven “planets” of the ancient times: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. French, for example, uses the following:
Hari , Planet , Gem
- SENIN, Moon , Pearl
- SELASA, Mars , Ruby
- RABU , Mercury , Amethyst
- KAMIS , Jupiter , Sapphire
- JUMAT, Venus , Carnelian
- SABTU , Saturn , Turquoise
- MINGGU, Sun, Topaz