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We shouldn't have bias in describing the position of the day in the week. Saying "Traditionally, yadayada, but some modern Europeans like to think of it as yadayada" has bias. Saying "Some think this, and some think that" doesn't have bias. - Khendon 14:44 Jan 3, 2003 (UTC)
Saxon moon deity?
I've checked in a couple of dictionaries for the etymology of the word "Monday", and they say that it just comes from words meaning "day of the moon". No mention of a Saxon deity named "Mona". The only references to Mona that I can find in books about mythology relate to a place associated with druids, which I gather has been idenified with the island of Anglesey. So was there really a Saxon moon deity named "Mona", or not? -- Oliver P. 03:37, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
"the normal 24-hour working week" Blimey. I'd like to work where you do! My normal working week is nearer 37 hours. Or have I misunderstood? TimR 22:09, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)
About the portuguese name
Don't know in other languages, but the portuguese name for Monday is not "second day", but "second fair" ("Segunda feira"). More info in the portuguese wikipedia --SugarKane 12:46, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Circadian Rythms
"A possible reason for Mondayitis is that human circadian rhythms are incompatible with the normal 35 to 40-hour working week." Does anybody have a source for this? Judzillah 18:57, 2005 August 8 (UTC)
Why only moon?
Looking at the list of translations, I was surprised to notice that only names referring to moon or first day of the week have been listed. I find it unlikely that it could really be so, that all languages have it that way. In Finnish the day is called "maanantai", which _to my ear_ sounds like a transcription of the Swedish word måndag, meaning Monday. Most other weekdays have names similar to their Swedish counterparts, as well. However, since Finnish comes from a different language family than Swedish, the words don't actually mean anything at all in Finnish - and have never meant. If it was called "moon day" in Finnish, it would be "kuun päivä", which is kinda different from "monday". I'd guess the names must have been brought by the Swedes when they took over Finland, transforming it from the last European wilderness into the system of all land area divided into states with fancy flags.