Gratitude Day 253 I am grateful for Monday🌙 via /r/gratitude

Did you know that Monday is named after the moon? A little history lesson today 😊

“Monday is named after the Moon because it follows an ancient tradition of associating the days of the week with the seven classical celestial bodies. In Latin, Monday was dies Lunae, meaning “day of the Moon,” and this tradition was carried into Germanic languages—Monandæg in Old English—eventually becoming “Monday” in modern English. Just as Sunday honors the Sun, Monday honors the Moon, symbolizing reflection, intuition, and emotional rhythms at the start of the week.”

I learned about this when I was studying Hellenistic astrology..

Sunday: Sun
Monday: Moon
Tuesday: Mars
Wednesday: Mercury
Thursday: Jupiter
Friday: Venus
Saturday: Saturn

So today I’m grateful for the Moon and Monday.

Happy Moonday! 😉