Does any one know of a culture that doesn't run on a seven day week?
I'm looking for the origins of the 7 day week. I would like to know of any other methods of making time were a 7day week is not used. (Ancient or current cultures)
I'm looking for the origins of the 7 day week. I would like to know of any other methods of making time were a 7day week is not used. (Ancient or current cultures)
meg
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http://www.wfu.edu/~moran/planets_y_powers.html
The ancient Egyptians had a ten-day week, and so did the Chinese. The ancient Assyrians invented the seven-day week, and the names of days of the week that we use even today are based on a system of assigning the five planets visible to the naked eye, the sun, and the moon to the seven days of the week.
http://www.therthdimension.org/AncientRome/Calendar/calendar.html
Rome had an 8 day week until after 19bc when they changed it to 7.
Louise C
The pagan Romans had a nine-day week. In 'Racing Pigs and giant Marrows' Harry Pearson writes:
'The rural roman worked for eight days and took the ninth off (later Jehovah would undercut this with a six-and-one deal which effectively wiped out his pagan rivals. Jehovah clearly had a good grasp of human psychology. I mean, who's going to work two extra days a week just for the right to make human sacrifices to a gnarled tree?).