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Some special general knowledge you should know.
The History of Names of The Days.
Monday: It is an abbreviation obtained from “moon-day”.
Tuesday: This day was dedicated (still is) to the ‘’god of war’’ by both Anglo-Saxons and Romans.
Wednesday: The name Wednesday is derived from ‘’god wooden’’, the Chief of Anglo-Saxons.
Thursday: Thursday is obtained from the word “Thore”, the god of thunder.
Friday: This is obtained from “Friga”, the goddess of married love.
Saturday: This is the short form of “Saturn’s day”.
Sunday: The day dedicated for the worship of the sun.
The History of Names of the Months.
January: This was named after god “Janus”.
February: This was named after “Fabrualia”.
March: The word march is derived from “Mars’’, the god of war.
April: This is obtained from the Latin word “Aperire” which means buds.
May: It was named after “Maria”, goddess of growth of plants.
June: It is taken from a Latin word “Juvenis” which means youth.
July: It was named after Julius Caesar.
August: It was named after “Augustus”, the first roman emperor.
September: It is derived from Latin word “Septem” means seven (7).
October: It is derived from Latin word “Octo” means eight (8).
November: It is derived from Latin word “Novem” means nine (9).
December: It is derived from Latin word “Decem” which means ten (10).
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