Why are there 7 days in a week?
Why are there only 7 days in a week? The credit goes all the way back to ancient Babylonians. How? Keep reading...
On studying the moon cycle, Babylonians observed that, approximately after every 7 days, the moon changed its phase, coining the idea of a 7-day week. Also, 7 was considered a mystical number, associated with the 7 heavenly bodies, the moon, earth and the 5 till then discovered planets. Number 7 was also very holy to the Jews, who kept the 7th day for rest and worship.
Ultimately, in 321 A.D., a Roman emperor named Constantine made it official. Romans named the days after their Gods, like Saturday came from Saturn, the Roman God. However, over time, names of the remaining days were mostly adapted from Norse Gods, that is, Thursday came from Thor, Friday from Freya, etc.
Ultimately, the 7-day week was standardized and adopted worldwide...
Posts before October 2021 have been marked as "Old Posts". Less likely, but they might have out dated or incorrect information, ugly looking bits of code, no labels, etc. Don't get me wrong, many of these posts are top-notch and interesting too.
I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
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