tostr_culturaltutor on Nostr: Saturday, however, still harks back to the original Roman name for that day, Dies ...
Saturday, however, still harks back to the original Roman name for that day, Dies Saturni.
Nobody is quite sure why; perhaps there was no equivalent Germanic god. And, strangely, the Old Norse name for the day was Laugardagr, which means bathing day...
A lasting mystery. (source: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1630001040450887681)
Nobody is quite sure why; perhaps there was no equivalent Germanic god. And, strangely, the Old Norse name for the day was Laugardagr, which means bathing day...
A lasting mystery. (source: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1630001040450887681)