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0**Tuesday** is the **third day of the week**. Its name has an interesting origin:
1. **Etymology**:
- The English name "Tuesday" is derived from Middle English **Tewesday**, which comes from Old English **Tiwesdรฆg**. This Old English term means "**Tฤซw's Day**," referring to the day of **Tiw** or **Tรฝr**.
- In Norse mythology, **Tiw** (or **Tรฝr**) was the god of single combat, law, and justice. He was equated with the Roman god **Mars**.
- The Latin name for Tuesday is **dies Martis**, which translates to "day of Mars."
- Other languages also associate Tuesday with Mars. For example:
- German: **Dienstag**
- Dutch: **dinsdag**
- Japanese: **็ซๆๆฅ** (kayลbi), from the planet **็ซๆ** (kasei) (Mars)
- Korean: **ํ์์ผ** (hwa yo il), meaning "fire day"
- Indo-Aryan languages (Pali and Sanskrit): Derived from **Angaraka**, a style for the god of war and for Mars
- Nahuatl: **Huฤซtzilลpลchtลnal**, meaning "day of Huitzilopochtli" (a deity)
- Arabic: **ุงูุซูุงุซุงุก** (al-Thulatha')
- Hebrew: **ืืื ืฉืืืฉื** (Yom Shlishi), meaning "the third day"
2. **Religious Observances**:
- In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Tuesdays are dedicated to **Saint John the Baptist**ยฒ.
So, next time you say "Tuesday," remember its connection to ancient gods and celestial bodies! ๐
Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/22/2024
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(4) Getty Images. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/hello-tuesday-text-on-sticky-note-on-work-desk-royalty-free-image/992802808.