The word ‘Wednesday’ was derived from the Old English word ‘wodnesdaeg’, Woden’s day; the Latin word ‘dies Mercurii’, day of Mercury, and the Ancient Greek word ‘hemera Hermu’, day of Hermes. Woden is the chief Anglo -Saxon / Teutonic god and the leader of the wild hunt; Mercury is the Roman god of commerce, travel, thievery, eloquence and science; and Hermes is the Greek god of commerce, invention, cunning, theft, patron of travellers and rogues, and the guide to the underworld.
Wednesday is sometimes referred to as ‘hump day’ in American / English slang. The working week is conceived as a hill with the middle of the week (Wednesday) representing the highest point, thus the ‘hump’ in the week. This has often been a cause of much amusement to many who are not familiar with this phrase.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Roman Catholic, Lent, which occurs forty days before Easter, excluding Sundays. Holy Wednesday, which is sometimes called Spy Wednesday in relation to the betrayal
of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, is the Wednesday preceding Easter. In American culture many Catholic and Protestant churches, and some Jewish synagogues schedule study or prayer meetings on Wednesday nights. The Eastern Orthodox Church observes Wednesday as a fast day throughout the year, and in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the name for Wednesday also refers to fasting.
of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, is the Wednesday preceding Easter. In American culture many Catholic and Protestant churches, and some Jewish synagogues schedule study or prayer meetings on Wednesday nights. The Eastern Orthodox Church observes Wednesday as a fast day throughout the year, and in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the name for Wednesday also refers to fasting.
Wednesday is sometimes referred to as ‘hump day’ in American / English slang. The working week is conceived as a hill with the middle of the week (Wednesday) representing the highest point, thus the ‘hump’ in the week. This has often been a cause of much amusement to many who are not familiar with this phrase.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Roman Catholic, Lent, which occurs forty days before Easter, excluding Sundays. Holy Wednesday, which is sometimes called Spy Wednesday in relation to the betrayal
of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, is the Wednesday preceding Easter. In American culture many Catholic and Protestant churches, and some Jewish synagogues schedule study or prayer meetings on Wednesday nights. The Eastern Orthodox Church observes Wednesday as a fast day throughout the year, and in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the name for Wednesday also refers to fasting.
of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, is the Wednesday preceding Easter. In American culture many Catholic and Protestant churches, and some Jewish synagogues schedule study or prayer meetings on Wednesday nights. The Eastern Orthodox Church observes Wednesday as a fast day throughout the year, and in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the name for Wednesday also refers to fasting.
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