The Reason We Have 7 Days in a Week

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  • How did we get the days of the week? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the planets of the ancients and how they correspond to our days of the week.
    How many planets were there to the ancient Greeks and Romans? Learn about the meaning of the word “planet,” the names of the days, and how we got seven days in a week. Plus, learn how Copernicus later discovered a planet that was right under our noses.
    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Introduction: The Days of the Week
    00:28 - The Planets
    2:04 - The Origin of Each Day
    7:10 - Why We Have Seven Days
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  • @StarTalk
    @StarTalk  Před 23 dny +379

    Shout-out to Planet George! ♅ 🪐 Are we happy this planet got renamed?

    • @Abhay0505
      @Abhay0505 Před 23 dny +6

      I wanna be it's president 😂

    • @stewi009
      @stewi009 Před 23 dny +22

      They wouldn't let him call it George, so instead they called it... Uranus? In terms of how many jokes would be made about this planet's name, it probably came out about even.

    • @AdamDylanMajor
      @AdamDylanMajor Před 23 dny +5

      in the past, the order is as follows:
      Moon
      Venus/Mecury
      Mercury/Venus (not sure)
      Sun
      Mars
      Jupiter
      Saturn
      In Zechariah Sitchin's work, even if Earth is said to be the seventh planet, if you use our counting, the seventh planet would correspond to Saturn, which looks yellow. No wonder Zechariah Sitchin's seventh planet (Earth) is full of gold...

    • @georgedeedsnotwords2162
      @georgedeedsnotwords2162 Před 23 dny +1

      No I'm not ! It had the best name ! 🤔Now it's named after the president .

    • @duckofdeath3266
      @duckofdeath3266 Před 23 dny

      ​@@georgedeedsnotwords2162 Ah! Didn't even think of that. Putin is also from olde latin...... 🤔
      Though, I have got to admit I've never heard them call Uranus that other word.

  • @BrickImmortar
    @BrickImmortar Před 23 dny +1262

    "Neptune and thennn..." "We're done."
    Pluto has left the chat.

    • @KBWeeds
      @KBWeeds Před 23 dny +25

      🤣🤣🤣 I died laughing at that!

    • @leftcoaster67
      @leftcoaster67 Před 23 dny +28

      Like Classic Coke, I still consider Pluto a classic planet.

    • @mantashashireen3289
      @mantashashireen3289 Před 23 dny +12

      Pluto is a dwarf planet, It was not considered as a planet after 2006

    • @paulford9120
      @paulford9120 Před 23 dny +50

      Pluto: I was big enough for your mother!

    • @JBG-AjaxzeMedia
      @JBG-AjaxzeMedia Před 23 dny

      Neil has a never ending war with pluto, thou shalt not speak thy name of big rock smaller than other big rocks

  • @chadex77
    @chadex77 Před 21 dnem +199

    Never thought I’d be entertained by people talking about the days of the week. Bravo gentlemen, bravo! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @andyveh221
      @andyveh221 Před 2 dny

      I teach the week days in the same way Neil does it. So from now on, here is Neil and Chuck's video, and then "I would have told you the same exact thing".

    • @lewjones3
      @lewjones3 Před dnem

      Listen to Chronicles Of Judah 144

  • @RighteousBeardArts
    @RighteousBeardArts Před 12 dny +117

    As an French teacher in elementary school, whenever I introduce French days of the week, I talk about the Norse, Roman, and Greek connections.

    • @jaspreet_singh_247
      @jaspreet_singh_247 Před 8 dny +1

      I bet u dont show indian connection, outdates greek by many thousand years, do some research into that

    • @kareemetyoann5163
      @kareemetyoann5163 Před 6 dny +2

      Say more please

    •  Před 6 dny

      ​@@jaspreet_singh_247yea no

    • @KingQov
      @KingQov Před 6 dny

      Shows the worship of the gods they truly serve.

    • @ThapeloMaxwellMabuza
      @ThapeloMaxwellMabuza Před 4 dny +2

      ​@jaspreet_singh_247 Egyptian astrology is older than Greek wheel but the Greek perfected it by understanding the ages,today Greek astrology is accurate I'm pisces

  • @modalize
    @modalize Před 8 dny +42

    That explanation sounds like when ur back in school and teacher asks you to recall the events of the book that you were supposed to read, but didn’t

  • @RokinDokin
    @RokinDokin Před 23 dny +1489

    Pluto, NEVER FORGET. You're still a planet for me.

    • @Valuepak
      @Valuepak Před 23 dny +51

      no

    • @cheapskatepanic
      @cheapskatepanic Před 23 dny +72

      ❤❤❤Pluto forever!!

    • @HellhoundX90
      @HellhoundX90 Před 23 dny +46

      Pluto, No matter what anybody says, you'll always be a prince to me 🧞‍♂️

    • @The.Doctor2
      @The.Doctor2 Před 23 dny +38

      Pluto is a planet to me no matter what anyone says.

    • @Noticeonly
      @Noticeonly Před 23 dny +5

      Pluto is their just not in our system 😂

  • @dusermiginte4647
    @dusermiginte4647 Před 22 dny +309

    In Sweden. Many days are named after our ancient gods..
    Monday - Moon day. "Måndag".
    Tuesday - Tyr. "Tisdag".
    Wednesday - Oden. (Onsdag).
    Thursday - Thor. (Torsdag).
    Friday - Freja. (Fredag).
    Saturday - Is the day we take a bath(??) (Lördag)
    Sunday - Is named after the Sun.
    Sol, Sunna/Sunne in Sweden. (Söndag).

    • @davidstauffer4147
      @davidstauffer4147 Před 21 dnem +13

      We come from the Land of the Ice and Snow!

    • @RuerlKhan
      @RuerlKhan Před 20 dny +11

      Indeed, I would in fact say that this episode of StarTalk is perhaps one of the weakest so far in terms of solid evidence based argumentation. It is clear that Mr. Tyson does not know norse mythology very well with where he draws the comparisons, but then... That's not his expertise. ;)

    • @66hss
      @66hss Před 20 dny +9

      Old norse: laugardagr "pool day" so bathing day is correct for Saturday. The same in Finnish loan word "lauantai" .

    • @MattWhite-vh6xh
      @MattWhite-vh6xh Před 20 dny +7

      It's the same in English, other than Saturday. The same gods. Of course Wednesday is Woden's day, as you Scandinavians have this habit of dropping W from the beginning of some words...like wool = ull and in Norsk wolf = ulv. I'm guessing Norse influenced Thursday, as it's no longer the full Thunor's day, like in Dutch and German.

    • @sabestianbravo3548
      @sabestianbravo3548 Před 20 dny +2

      I have a question: why are they named in a particular sequence "Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturday"

  • @akashpatel70239
    @akashpatel70239 Před 2 dny +11

    In India we have
    Sunday - Ravivar ( Ravi means sun, Var means day)
    Monday- Somvar ( moon day)
    Tuesday - Mangalvar ( Mars day)
    Wednesday - Budhwar ( Mercury Day)
    Thursday- Guruvar ( Jupiter day)
    Friday - Sukrvar ( Venus day)
    Saturday- Sanivar ( saturn day)
    We have names of the planets that we assign according

    • @veervikram2721
      @veervikram2721 Před 20 hodinami

      Bhai ye admi creation key time sey gyaani hai mat ched 😂

  • @itxclangamer
    @itxclangamer Před 19 dny +31

    There is also a link between the seven planets with the seven known metals of the ancient times.
    Sun - Gold
    Moon - Silver
    Mercury - Mercury
    Venus - Copper
    Mars - Iron
    Jupiter - Tin
    Saturn - Lead
    Therefore, in Hindi, the metal gold is called 'sona' while the metal silver is called 'Chandi'. (Chand means moon)

    • @007kash007
      @007kash007 Před 11 dny

      Any link between them and the four hunours or Temperaments. Ayurvedic?

    • @itxclangamer
      @itxclangamer Před 9 dny +1

      The four humors or temperaments are related to the four element system of the previous times. Each humor/temperament is related to one of the four elements: earth, water, air and fire.

    • @mikkelbreiler8916
      @mikkelbreiler8916 Před 9 dny

      You should not bathe in lead on saturday, it is poison to the brain.

    • @rulev3504
      @rulev3504 Před 7 dny +1

      Could it be possible that each 1 of those planets makeup be the reason the planets are balanced and spaced the way they are

  • @EPS5000
    @EPS5000 Před 23 dny +285

    Did you know that Sunday and Saturday are the strongest days? All the other days are weekdays (weak days) 😂

    • @salamander337
      @salamander337 Před 23 dny +17

      Ah, that what the Weekend means. (Weak end) 😂😂😂

    • @thereadersvoice
      @thereadersvoice Před 23 dny +16

      ​@@salamander337 If you have a weak end, you can always take a pill for that! 😆🤣😆🤣

    • @jamescohen45
      @jamescohen45 Před 19 dny +1

      I like it.

    • @thomasmicaelcannon7867
      @thomasmicaelcannon7867 Před 15 dny

      😆 🤣 😂 🗣STOP IT

    • @user-js6qf9sf6c
      @user-js6qf9sf6c Před 12 dny +2

      It also means that Monday thru Friday is a strong beginning

  • @DubultaisT
    @DubultaisT Před 23 dny +120

    Start talk, history and linguistics in one video. My neurons are screaming Thank You, Neil and Chuck ❤

    • @Cyraxior
      @Cyraxior Před 13 dny

      You know he's just plagiarizing Carl Sagan, right? Man doesn't have a unique thought in his head (unless it concerns gender studies.)

  • @monetroshi
    @monetroshi Před 14 dny +30

    As a Pluto activist I just want y’all to know Pluto maybe be small but he has every right to be a planet😢

    • @daverapp
      @daverapp Před 7 dny +4

      Only if Ceres can be a planet too

    • @tiptoe87
      @tiptoe87 Před 3 dny

      When I was growing up it was a planet now I guess it's a star

    • @Nickito313
      @Nickito313 Před dnem

      @@tiptoe87 all planets are stars, but not all stars are planets, pluto is a Dwarf planet

    • @donaldekong4607
      @donaldekong4607 Před 14 hodinami

      Yes,I concur.that little cold quiet planet never hurt nobody😢

  • @hanne8194
    @hanne8194 Před 5 dny +6

    In Philippines (Tagalog) we called the days of the week same like in spanish.
    Monday- lunes
    Tuesday - martes
    Wednesday - miyerkules
    Thursday - huwebes
    Friday- biyernes
    Saturday - sabado
    Sunday - linggo

    • @Nickito313
      @Nickito313 Před dnem

      what would "linggo" translate to?
      Cuz in spanish Sunday is "Domingo" (which i can´t understand it's correlation to Sunday, given that "sun" in spanish is "Sol"

  • @yogeshavl
    @yogeshavl Před 23 dny +351

    In Hindi it's straightforward.
    Sunday- Raviwar, Ravi means Sun and war means day.
    Monday - Somwar, Som means Moon
    Tuesday - Mangalwar, Mangal means Mars
    Wednesday - Budhwar, Budh means Mercury
    Thursday - Guruwar/Brihaspatiwar, Guru of all the planets Jupiter, Bharaspati means Guru.
    Friday - Shukrawar, Shukra means Venus
    Saturday - Shaniwar, Shani means Saturn

    • @yashuchiha99
      @yashuchiha99 Před 23 dny +36

      the Europeans copied India's system

    • @TheLowBrassDude
      @TheLowBrassDude Před 23 dny +3

      I didn't know that, Thanks!

    • @wyett123
      @wyett123 Před 23 dny +19

      ​@@yashuchiha99Actually I believe it was the Greeks that taught them that system after Alexander took over the middle east and attempted to encroach into India.

    • @nafridi1
      @nafridi1 Před 23 dny +1

      Thanks so much for this.

    • @user-dh6bj2me5p
      @user-dh6bj2me5p Před 23 dny +1

      Yogeshavi.
      Thank you!

  • @tharindudayarathna5225
    @tharindudayarathna5225 Před 22 dny +51

    In Sinhala (in Sri Lanka)
    Sunday = Irida, ira = sun
    Monday = Sanduda, Sandu = Moon
    Tuesday = Angaharuwada, Angaharu = Mars
    Wednesday = Badada, Buda = Mercury
    Thursday = Brahaspathinda, Brahaspathi = Jupiter
    Friday = Sikurada, Sikuru = Venus
    Saturday = Senasurada, Senasuru = Saturn

    • @petertawiah
      @petertawiah Před 10 dny +1

      Wow! Is this coincidence or linkage. In the Akan culture of Ghana 'day' is also called 'da'. eg. Friday is known as Efiada, which means the day of Afia and we do same for all the seven

    • @Knowledgeovereverything
      @Knowledgeovereverything Před 5 dny

      Woww! Thanks for sharing that's crazy

    • @infiniteblades
      @infiniteblades Před 3 dny

      😮

    • @kushanpasantha7213
      @kushanpasantha7213 Před 6 hodinami

      Maybe it's the origin

  • @refragerator
    @refragerator Před 13 dny +19

    "Wotan had some other features to him" is the understatement of the last 1100 years lmao

  • @DaniielPineda
    @DaniielPineda Před 16 dny +13

    "Neptune and thennn..." "No. We're done."
    LMAOOOOO

  • @vin651
    @vin651 Před 22 dny +132

    I’m a native Spanish speaker and am studying Japanese and when it came to learning the days of the week in Japanese I noticed this pattern of naming them in accordance with the original seven planets.
    As opposed to English and Spanish where the days of the week are named after the gods associated with each planet, the Japanese named them after their associated elements (with the exception of the Moon and the Sun). For example, 火 means “fire”, the element associated with 火星(kasei), the “Fire Star” Mars. Thus, Tuesday in Japanese is 火曜日(kayoubi) the “Fire Day”
    Then repeat this for the other planets.
    水 = Water, 水星(suisei) = Mercury, 水曜日(suiyoubi) = Wednesday
    木 = Tree/Wood, 木星(mokusei) = Jupiter, 木曜日(mokuyoubi) = Thursday
    金 = Gold, 金星(kinsei) = Venus, 金曜日(kinyoubi) = Friday
    土 = Earth, 土星(dosei) = Saturn, 土曜日(doyoubi) = Saturday.
    Monday and Sunday are simply named after 月(“the Moon”) and 日(“the Sun”) respectively, leaving 月曜日(getsuyoubi) as Monday and 日曜日(nichiyoubi) as Sunday.
    Somewhat related side note: Because Uranus and Neptune were discovered far after the others, they didn’t have an associated element, so in this case they were named after the gods. Uranus was named after Ouranos, the God of the Sky, so in Japanese 天王星 (tennousei) means the “The Sky King’s Star” Uranus. Neptune was of course named after Neptune, the God of the Sea, so 海王星 (kaiousei) is the “Sea King’s Star” Neptune.

    • @TrocarSlushWeasel
      @TrocarSlushWeasel Před 20 dny

      I asked some of my Japanese teachers how the Japanese names and Western names matched up so well but nobody knew the answer. Of course, they taught Japanese and not history but I assume that it came from the West via China at some point long ago.

    • @juankwanmendoza5219
      @juankwanmendoza5219 Před 20 dny

      Amazing can you teach me Japanese too?🙏🤟💯😎

    • @d.b.4671
      @d.b.4671 Před 18 dny +3

      You're close: "kin" does normally mean "gold," but in this specific case it would translate as "metal."

    • @masonheipel
      @masonheipel Před 16 dny

      it's global, oldest known is in India. the names aren't arbitrary but instead calculated

    • @secularmonk5176
      @secularmonk5176 Před 14 dny +2

      @@masonheipel
      The Babylonians created the seven-day week named for the moving lights of the sky more than 5,000 years ago. It is such a convenient coincidence that seven divides evenly into the 28 days of the lunar cycle that the system was adopted over and over again by Eurasian cultures as it spread along trade routes.

  • @rickmastenbroek5447
    @rickmastenbroek5447 Před 23 dny +242

    Hello Gentlemen, fun fact:
    Thursday in dutch is called Donderdag... wich translates back to Thunderday. So we named it after the sound Thor makes, but not after his own name.

    • @Sacremas
      @Sacremas Před 23 dny +43

      Yes and no; it's named after Donar, the Thunderer, which is the proto-Germanic for Thor (just like how Wotan is the Germanic name for Odin, in Norway, Denmark and Sweden it's not Wednesday, it's Onsdag, directly from Oden's Dag or Odin's Day). Donar among the Germanic tribes, Thuner in the Old Frisian tribes, Thunar in Old Saxon, and then Þórr in Norse, the latter of which then became Thor (and despite the weird letters phonetically sounds very similar also).

    • @mantara100
      @mantara100 Před 22 dny +6

      thur is named for thor wich means thunder just like donar the dutch or GERMANIC name for thor all of witch mean Thunder so it is named for his NAME!

    • @mantara100
      @mantara100 Před 22 dny +1

      @@Sacremas Both Wodan or Wotan after wich Wednesday, or in dutch Woensdag is named and Odin mean Furious or Angry.. Or the Furious one.

    • @Sacremas
      @Sacremas Před 22 dny

      @@mantara100 Huh, didn't know that, I figured it would be the "Wise One" (due to the rune stuff, secret stuff, spying via Hugin and Munin, etc).

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 Před 21 dnem

      @@mantara100 My friend`s cat should be called Odin lol

  • @EstherBare-hc9nv
    @EstherBare-hc9nv Před 18 hodinami +3

    Their laughter are contiguous I am out here smiling at my screen like an idiot 😂😂. Great explaination btw

  • @swampsausage554
    @swampsausage554 Před 19 dny +55

    In Hebrew, the days are just numbered:
    Sunday = Yom Rishon (Yom means day, Rishon means first. So - First Day)
    Monday = Yom Sheni (Second Day)
    Tuesday = Yom Shlishi (Third day)
    Wednesday = Yom Revi'i (Fourth Day)
    Thursday = Yom Hamishi (Fifth Day)
    Friday = Yom Shishi (Sixth day)
    Saturday = Shabbat (the origin for Sabbath. It comes from the word Sheva - seven, but also means to sit down doing nothing, resting, which is what Jewish people are supposed to do on Sabbath. The Torah specifically forbids working on Sabbath).
    Some interesting additional information - The Hebrew calendar is based on the movement of the moon, unlike the Gregorian calendar which is based on the movement of the Earth around the sun.
    1. This difference creates a gap in the calendar (The Jewish year is shorter) so every four years another month (4 weeks) is added to avoid losing sync with the seasons (very important for agriculture).
    2. The Hebrew date changes when it gets dark and there are 2 visible stars in the sky, meaning, the days - as in dates - are not the same length.

    • @pedrongalaxi7774
      @pedrongalaxi7774 Před 11 dny +5

      Portuguese is similar:
      2a Feira - Monday
      3a Feria - Tuesday
      4a Feira - Wednesday
      5a Feira - Thursday
      6a Feira - Friday
      Sábado Saturday
      Domingo Sunday

    • @0011peace
      @0011peace Před 9 dny +2

      acutally s solar/lunmar calender not solely a lunar calendar. By the way if you have 13 months every month has 28 with one extra incalulary day or 2 in leap year and 1 or 2 incalulary days or 1 or 2 months with 29 days. If we went to 13 month calendar th last month could have the extra day(s) keep the calendar align though out the year.it would also allow each day to haves begining of the year 21 times out of 28 years allowing every weekday to have at least 84 first i day n 99 years and e in from 1901 to 2099 you have each year have 169 times at least each day startsthe new year.

    • @Matthew-m6y
      @Matthew-m6y Před 9 dny +4

      A couple corrections, expansions
      Shabbat doesn't come from the root for seven (shin-beth-ayin) but from the root for cease (Shin-beth-tav)
      The extra month, in the Torah, is only added if you cannot find enough ripened (aviv) barley in Chodesh HaAviv (The first month) in time for the Sheaf offerings during Hagh HaMatzot (Passover).
      The Hebrew day begins at sundown, specifically described as Beyn HaArbayin (between the evenings or muddlings) generally understood as the time between when the orb of the sun drops below the horizon and when the light of the sun has dissipated.

    • @NibiTV
      @NibiTV Před 8 dny +4

      Islamic calendar is purely based on The Moon but has similar nomenclature:
      yaum as-sabt يوم السَّبْت (sabbath day)
      yaum al-ahad يوم الأحد (first day)
      yaum al-ithnayn يوم الإثنين (second day)
      yaum ath-thalatha' يوم الثُّلَاثاء (third day)
      yaum al-arba`a' يوم الأَرْبعاء (fourth day)
      yaum al-khamis يوم الخَمِيس (fifth day)
      yaum al-jum`a يوم الجُمْعَة (gathering day)(Friday)

    • @gnomerod
      @gnomerod Před 8 dny +1

      Portuguese names of the week are similar, except for Sunday (Domingo as in Dominus Day)

  • @simonrancourt7834
    @simonrancourt7834 Před 23 dny +163

    In French,
    Monday is called (lundi), "Lune" is French for "Moon".
    Tuesday is called "mardi" (Mars)
    Wednesday is called "mercredi" (Mercury)
    Thursday is called "jeudi" (Jupiter)
    Friday is called "vendredi" (Venus)

    • @Malik-Ibi
      @Malik-Ibi Před 23 dny +14

      What about samedi and dimonche?

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 Před 22 dny +16

      @@Malik-Ibi Black Sabbath and AC/DC?

    • @Mr_Rouge
      @Mr_Rouge Před 22 dny +11

      @@Malik-Ibi Samedi = Saturne
      Dimanche = ... in latin, Solis dies (day of the Sun) has then been replaced by dies Dominicus... and then over the centuries slowly became Dimanche. (that is why the 'di' is at the begining)

    • @breuschbarbare0248
      @breuschbarbare0248 Před 22 dny +5

      @@ge2623 yes, like the USA in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan?

    • @ge2623
      @ge2623 Před 22 dny +1

      @@breuschbarbare0248 Those don't count. They were for money. 😁

  • @moorzeK
    @moorzeK Před 23 dny +257

    Hey, I love Neil and Chuck, been with you guys for some time now.. But guys, you didn't explained "The reason we have 7 days in a week", ancient cultures often used 8 or 10 days in a week. 7 days in a week actually came from Babylonians. The Babylonians divided the 28-day lunar cycle into four weeks, each consisting of seven days. The number seven was significant as it represented the seven major celestial bodies that had been observed by the Babylonians. Later in history it even got a religious boost when the Bible described God creating the world in six days and rested on the seventh. For centuries the Romans used a period of eight days in civil practice, but in 321 CE Emperor Constantine established the seven-day week in the Roman calendar. I know nowadays the Ancient Mesopotamia history is not taught in school anymore, people tend to forget that. Just saying facts, no hate or anything! Stay sharp guys, good luck :)

    • @RockinRonny420
      @RockinRonny420 Před 23 dny +11

      Marking time in lunar cycles was why Moses was so old . Divide his age by 13 and you will get his real age in years.

    • @vivekvicky2595
      @vivekvicky2595 Před 23 dny +10

      I don't know man, we Indians have been using them for so long and we even call them exactly what we call planets in our language.

    • @gregorypdearth
      @gregorypdearth Před 23 dny +9

      I agree. The video explained why our seven days of the week are named what they are named but not how we got to seven days in the first place. It was more of a convergence of coincidences, where the goofy math of the ancient humans worked well with the celestial observations of the slightly less-ancient people, and then the plethora of god names we all came up with later were implemented after the fact. I doubt Babylonians bothered with god names for their week days but we will never know. Those guys seemed to be all about business and trade and probably just called them day one, day two, etc.

    • @isaacnazar
      @isaacnazar Před 23 dny +7

      Thank u for the explanation ❤❤❤❤

    • @RollMeOne_Kenobi
      @RollMeOne_Kenobi Před 22 dny +7

      Maybe I'm tripping here, but I'm pretty sure the reason they gave for having 7 days in a week is because there was 7 observable celestial bodies. 7:10 to the end of the video is literally titled "Why We Have Seven Days" lol

  • @ikehsamuelifeanyi4925
    @ikehsamuelifeanyi4925 Před 3 dny +3

    In Igbo Language from Nigeria we have just four days in a week named after market days
    They are
    1. Eke
    2. Orie
    3. Afor
    4. Nkwo

    • @DIPLOMATCENTER
      @DIPLOMATCENTER Před dnem

      It just worries me how we present this nonsense to the general public, I’m an igbo man, igbo language is not complete, what you listed is called the four market days, which can fall into any day.
      Are there four days in a week or should the world adjust to four days because we are igbos?
      Since the igbo doesn’t have the translation yet, they spell those days according to the English sounds!

  • @mack899486ify
    @mack899486ify Před 16 dny +6

    I had these talk at 10 with my science teacher who told me I was wrong. I figured it all out once I learned the names of certain Greek and Roman gods. she just matched the days of the week. That inspired me to go further. I wish I had a real science teacher.

  • @Yungbeck
    @Yungbeck Před 23 dny +32

    6:28 never thought I would see this image in my life w Freja and the Wu Tang Clan lmaoo

  • @lioncat2457
    @lioncat2457 Před 21 dnem +4

    In Romanian is :
    Luni - Monday
    Marți - Tuesday
    Miercuri - Wendnesday
    Joi - Thursday
    Vineri - Friday
    Sâmbătă - Saturday
    Duminică - Sunday
    All the best to you !

  • @DoctorPhilGud
    @DoctorPhilGud Před 15 dny +2

    I was struggling to keep all the spanish days of the week memorized but now that i realize that spanish is just keeping with the names of the planets it makes it so much easier to remember.
    Thank you guys for helping me with my duolingo courses

  • @planetzebulon21
    @planetzebulon21 Před 23 dny +8

    As someone from another planet, this is the best explanation of your part of the universe.
    Before that,we relied on the back cover of Fank Zappa’s “ One Size Fits All “.

    • @fartkerson
      @fartkerson Před 14 dny

      Before Zappa, we referred to Gustav Holst's composition "The Planets".

  • @Pierce-lz7kv
    @Pierce-lz7kv Před 23 dny +6

    I'm so glad I found this channel, this is how I woulda learned my sciences had Neil been my teacher! I was engaged the whole time!

  • @alpine9214
    @alpine9214 Před 21 dnem +4

    This is honestly the best information I have gotten. Gonna use it on my next date.

  • @alcarnielo
    @alcarnielo Před 10 dny +2

    The best naming is in Portuguese:
    Sunday - Domingo
    Moonday - segunda feira
    Tuesday - terça feira
    Wednesday - quarta feira
    Thursday - quinta feira
    Friday sexta feira
    Saturday - sábado
    So, "feira" comes from ancient Portuguese (or late Latin) meaning rest day ( this word also became férias - vacation in Portuguese).
    The other words are orinal nunbers (second, third, forth, etc) up to Saturday (that comes from Sabbath, the rest day).
    With this in mind, if we are talking about Monday, the name infere that this day is the 2nd day after the day that we must rest (segunda feira).

    • @manasavuibaubatiwale3593
      @manasavuibaubatiwale3593 Před dnem

      Nice. It seems to mean that for Christians, Saturday is the church going day, not Sunday

    • @alcarnielo
      @alcarnielo Před 23 hodinami

      @@manasavuibaubatiwale3593 for Christians, the church day is Domingo (Dominus Day, that means day of the lord).
      I guess that the counting was referring to the day God rested after building the world, but I am not sure about that

  • @daffyduck1937
    @daffyduck1937 Před 23 dny +36

    The Dr doing it to it as always! America's BEST teacher! ❤Chuck you too much bro!

    • @user-dh6bj2me5p
      @user-dh6bj2me5p Před 23 dny +2

      Chuck is getting an education whether he wants it or not.
      He has come a long way.

  • @blindvisionary415
    @blindvisionary415 Před 22 dny +6

    Every show, I walk away a little bit smarter and with a smile. Freaking love you guys!
    Neil and Lord Nice 2024 😄

  • @themoneyman1752
    @themoneyman1752 Před 5 hodinami

    Chuck Nice is hilarious. His sense of humor is so quick witted, I wish I had that talent 😂😂😂

  • @marcelheskey8215
    @marcelheskey8215 Před 20 dny +1

    i love them both, but I am even more proud of him listening to him the Day Spanish. he pronounced them so well.

  • @maximus7288
    @maximus7288 Před 23 dny +41

    As a native Spanish speaker, I found hilarious that Chuck remembered that long gone TV show of "Sabado Gigante" 😂. In that regard of Spanish day names, they left "Domingo" (Sunday) out, that's the exception to the planet-named days in Romance languages as this day means "Day of the Lord" (from the Latin "Dominus" = Lord).

    • @stellaa302
      @stellaa302 Před 23 dny +2

      In Russian is воскресенья meaning resurrection of the Lord

    • @blindvisionary415
      @blindvisionary415 Před 22 dny +4

      dude, I literally paused it and gave Chuck all kinds of love for that one. You know he's been around some brown folk for a minute. lol

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 Před 22 dny +5

      Funny that he gave Chuck grief for using a Spanish word, "Sabado" saying they're doing it in English; then wants him to name the days of the week in Spanish that correspond to planets.

    • @ricobhi
      @ricobhi Před 22 dny +4

      Good grief. I just checked and saw that it's been 9 years already since the show went off the air. It doesn't seem that long ago. I miss watching that show every Saturday night growing up

    • @rashadd2615
      @rashadd2615 Před 20 dny

      Just to add, i think he is married to a Latina woman

  • @Evolving_Eric
    @Evolving_Eric Před 23 dny +45

    Instant Classic Video.

  • @a99g
    @a99g Před 10 dny +2

    In Arabic the days from Sunday to Thursday are just named after the first 5 numbers respectively.
    But Saturday is named: السبت (which pronounced something like Sabbath)
    And Friday is : الجُمْعَة which means something like meeting day, and that make sense considering Islam since this is a special day were they go to pray together and stuff.
    But as far as I know these names exists before Islam.
    Note: I didn't search about those 2 days, I am taking just from my pov as a native speaker of Arabic and I grew up in a Muslim country so it a cultural context.

  • @MsTaLaiah
    @MsTaLaiah Před 13 dny

    Thank you, Chuck. Thank you, Neil. I came here after watching Laurence Fishburne read Jourdon Anderson’s letter, so this was a nice change of heart rate. 😅
    Love this lesson, too.

  • @Drauguro
    @Drauguro Před 23 dny +31

    And that's how the days of the week got their names, UNLESS... you are from a Portuguese-speaking country

    • @caramia4789
      @caramia4789 Před 22 dny +2

      He did say this is for the English language. Tell us about Portuguese please.

    • @gustavofigueiredo1798
      @gustavofigueiredo1798 Před 22 dny +5

      @@caramia4789 It's simple:
      Sunday: Domingo - Domenus (day of the lord);
      Monday: Segunda - second day;
      Tuesday: Terça - third day;
      Wednesday: Quarta - fourth day;
      Thursday: Quinta - fifth day;
      Friday: Sexta - sixth day;
      Saturday: Sábado - Sabath.

    • @caramia4789
      @caramia4789 Před 22 dny +3

      @@gustavofigueiredo1798 Well I was expecting it to sound like Spanish/Italian... Interesting because I was born in Armenia and in Armenian the weekdays are also following a similar format.
      monday erkushapti - erku 2
      Tuesday erekshapti - erek 3
      Wednesday chorekshapti - chors 4
      Thursday hingshapti - hing 5
      Friday urbat
      Saturday shabat
      Sunday kiraki
      Friday - Sunday, I don't know where these come from or what they mean... except Shabat that is Sabbath

    • @gustavofigueiredo1798
      @gustavofigueiredo1798 Před 20 dny

      @@caramia4789 Ah yes, I can see why you thought that. As I see, both Portuguese and Armenian are farther away from latin than Italian and Spanish. Interesting to know that our languages have this in common. Thanks for sharing.

    • @ba3238
      @ba3238 Před 12 dny +1

      ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@gustavofigueiredo1798 it’s almost the same in arabic
      sunday: ( al ahad | الاحد ) - first day
      monday: ( al athnayn | الاثنين ) - second w
      tuesday: ( al thulthaa | الثلاثاء ) - third day
      wednesday: ( al arbaa | الاربعاء ) - fourth day
      thursday: ( al khames | الخميس ) - fifth day
      friday: ( al jumaa | الجمعه ) - A day when people gather
      saturday: ( al sabat | السبت ) - day of sleep and rest

  • @docodocodoco
    @docodocodoco Před 23 dny +8

    3:48 tuueeees... Whaaaaa!?
    😂I like when Chuck going back in...good job😅

  • @IamGroot786
    @IamGroot786 Před 21 dnem

    Wish I could've had a science or astronomy teacher like Mr. Tyson back in the day. He makes everything so interesting and fun.

  • @gwolf7716
    @gwolf7716 Před 18 dny +1

    I was wondering this just the other day and refrained from Google the answer. Excellent algorithm Star Talk.

  • @tyrone4u559
    @tyrone4u559 Před 23 dny +7

    Learn something new all the time watching this podcast

  • @Matthew.Morycinski
    @Matthew.Morycinski Před 23 dny +5

    It's so much more mundane in Slavic languages. I guess we were brought in when the Classics were a little suspect, and local gods were not even legal. We have No-work, Post-no-work, Second, Middle, Fourth, Fifth, and Sabbath. The Portuguese OTOH go by which-feast: Godly, Second-feast, Third-feast, Fourth-feast, Fifth-feast, Sixth-feast, Sabbath. Note that numbers are off by one. It was such a shock for me too, when I found out that in my adopted country Sunday is the FIRST day of the week.

    • @jokervienna6433
      @jokervienna6433 Před 9 dny

      I kind of like the adding of -feast to almost every day.
      -Why are we celebrating? asked Piglet.
      -Because it Tuesday, Pooh answered.
      Make every day to a feast! :D

  • @JasonRogerson-gs8jp
    @JasonRogerson-gs8jp Před 5 hodinami

    I learned more in this video than all my years of education

  • @Lector4789
    @Lector4789 Před 21 dnem

    I enjoy listening to Neil talk as I perform my IT duties. He puts me in my zone while being zoned out into his talks. If that makes sense to anyone.😂

  • @FelipeFrotaBass
    @FelipeFrotaBass Před 23 dny +5

    The editing and effects on this episode are really cool hahaha keep going guys

  • @SvarfdalNexus
    @SvarfdalNexus Před 23 dny +17

    Tuesday being named after the Norse God of war makes sense since in Danish Tuesday is Tyrsdag or Týr Day

    • @greatdane131
      @greatdane131 Před 23 dny +1

      And Tyr = bull and its a badass name. Get out of here with that weak name mumbo jumbo.

    • @ETAisNOW
      @ETAisNOW Před 23 dny

      Sense since

    • @se6369
      @se6369 Před 22 dny

      ​@@greatdane131That's just a coincidence though

    • @se6369
      @se6369 Před 22 dny

      Tuesday in English is named after the English god Tiw, not the Norse god (though they had the same origin)

    • @WonderingWanderer88
      @WonderingWanderer88 Před 12 dny

      @@se6369 if it's the same origin, then it's basically the same from our perspective today.
      Otherwise, we could also argue that "Martes in Spanish is named after the Roman god Mars, not the Greek god Ares"...
      Myths evolve throughout times and societies.

  • @xonxt
    @xonxt Před 19 dny

    That's actually helpful, I'm struggling to remember the days of the week in Spanish, but now if I just remember what planets they correspond to, I can also remember the Spanish names.

  • @VE9911
    @VE9911 Před 21 dnem +2

    In Syriac/Assyrian ( neo Aramaic):
    Shapta = Saturday ( sabbath)
    Khosheeba = Sunday ( first)
    Trosheeba = Monday ( second)
    Tlosheeba = Tuesday ( third)
    Arposheeba = Wednesday (fourth)
    Khamshosheeba = Thursday (fifth)
    Roota = Friday ( rest day)

  • @costanzafaust
    @costanzafaust Před 23 dny +9

    In Portugal there was a bishop who considered the names of the weekdays sacreligious so they just numbered them

    • @se6369
      @se6369 Před 22 dny +1

      Something similar happened on Iceland

    • @segueoyuri
      @segueoyuri Před 17 dny

      I guess it was the same in Greece. You have the Day of the Lord (Domingo - Κυριακη), the second - fifth days (segunda, terça, quarta, quinta - Δευτέρα, Τρίτη, Τετάρτη, Πέμπτη), then in Greek you have the Day of Preparation for the Sabbath, Παρασκευή, because Jesus died on a Friday, then the Sabbath (sábado, Σάββατο).
      Originally in Greek the days beginning on Monday were called Ἡμέρα Σελήνης, the Day of Selene, the Moon goddess; Ἡμέρα Ἄρεως the Day of Ares/Mars; Ἡμέρα Ἑρμοῦ, the Day of Hermes/Mercury; Ἡμέρα Διός, the Day of Zeus/Jupiter; Ἡμέρα Ἀφροδίτης, the Day of Aphrodite/Venus; Ἡμέρα Κρόνου, the Day of Chronos/Saturn; Ἡμέρα Ἡλίου, the Day of Helios, the Sun god.

    • @WonderingWanderer88
      @WonderingWanderer88 Před 12 dny

      @@segueoyuri Wait... you're saying that modern Greek is one of the languages where the name of the weekdays do not carry the ancient meaning related to planets or gods, that the ancient greeks spread across the world? That's a plot twist! 😅

    • @segueoyuri
      @segueoyuri Před 6 dny

      @@WonderingWanderer88 "you're saying that modern Greek is one of the languages where the name of the weekdays do not carry the ancient meaning related to planets or gods,"
      Yes.
      "that the ancient greeks spread across the world?"
      ?????????????? Obviously no.
      "That's a plot twist!"
      Your strawman really is great. You can congratulate yourself now hahahah

  • @Wis_Dom
    @Wis_Dom Před 23 dny +10

    Love the Pluto discrimination. 😅

  • @lawrence1960
    @lawrence1960 Před 15 dny +1

    I like how the Japanese got their weekday names. Getsuyoubi-Monday- Moon, Kayoubi-Tuesday-fire, Suiyoubi-Wednesday-water, Mokuyoubi-Thursday-wood, Kinyoubi-money (gold), Douybi-earth (soil), Nichiyo8bi-Sunday_sun (light).

  • @ivarsapinis5858
    @ivarsapinis5858 Před 21 dnem +1

    Just loving this content, so much positivity and so much interesting information. Keep up amazing job! 🤗

  • @elainebarbosa2654
    @elainebarbosa2654 Před 23 dny +5

    Fascinating! Also, I’ve just found out that from Monday to Friday is different in Portuguese because, over the history, some religious people stated they couldn’t accept pagan names to be the days of the week. That’s why Sunday and Saturday are the same as in Spanish (Domingo and sábado) but the others are completely different

    • @thepois88
      @thepois88 Před 16 dny +1

      Segunda-feira
      Terça-Feira
      Quarta-feira
      Quinta-feira
      Sexta-feira
      It’s just numbering the days of the week. What about feira?

    • @everyonesopinionisdumb
      @everyonesopinionisdumb Před 13 dny

      😂😂😂

    • @WonderingWanderer88
      @WonderingWanderer88 Před 12 dny

      makes total sense.

    • @odomangulati7079
      @odomangulati7079 Před 12 dny

      Greeks learnt about Astronomy from the Indians, including the planets and name of the days.
      European sources attribute the nomenclature of the weekdays to the Greeks or the Babylonians. However, there is scant evidence for these claims, and the claims are mostly based on conjectures, circular logic and uninformed opinions.
      However Indian system is explained by the 5th century Aryabhata and the even older Surya Siddhanta which is calculated to be over 7,300 BCE.
      From the (Aryabhatiya, KalaKriya Pada, Verse, 16):
      सप्तैते होरेशा: शनैश्चराद्या यथाक्रमं शीघ्रा:|
      शीघ्रक्रमाच्च्तुर्था भवन्ति सूर्योदयाद् दिनपा: ||
      Meaning - The seven Grahas beginning with Saturn, which are arranged in the order of increasing velocity, are the lords of the successive hours. The Grahas occurring fourth in the order of increasing velocity are the lords of the successive days, which are reckoned from Sunrise (in Lanka).
      "Grahas" did not mean "Planet", it meant an astral object that grasps another astral object (e.g. ‘Graha’ approach-ing a nakshatra (star) - a visual delusion, of course). It also means an astral body that exerts attractive force on the earth.)
      The lords of the twenty-four hours (with hours being measured from sunrise at Lanka) are: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, respectively, and the lords of the seven days are: Saturn, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, respectively.
      The lord of the day is the lord of the first hour of that day, the day being measured from sunrise.
      Surya Siddhanta has similar explanation (Bhugoladhyaya -78)
      मन्दादध: क्रमेण स्युश्चतुर्था दिवसाधिप:
      होरेशा सूर्यतनयादधोध: क्रमशस्तथा
      Starting from the Saturn downward, the fourth graha is called the lord of the day. The graha starting from the Saturn successively downwards are the lords of the hour.
      The only rational explanation for the nomenclature of the weekdays comes from an Indian source. No other culture provides any reason for why a particular graha (planet) is associated with a particular day of the week. Only the Indian Jyotish (Hora-shastra) provides the rationale, and not some folklore reason, but rather an astronomical one.
      Hindu concept of seven day week is much older and has other associated astronomical issues.

  • @ericsaldivar2022
    @ericsaldivar2022 Před 6 dny

    How did I not know I needed this channel in my life?! Subscribed.

  • @athifrohen
    @athifrohen Před 16 dny

    We need more of Chucks laughter. After life is all about search for the knowledge and laughter. ❤😊

  • @richardhowe5583
    @richardhowe5583 Před 23 dny +6

    Goleee.. about everybody knew why we have 7 days in a week.. Friday night for high school football games.. Saturday night for date night.. Sunday for professional sports and car races and church in the morning and barbecues in afternoon.. Monday for hangovers from The Weeknd.. Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday it's work days.. and that about covers it..😊😊

  • @Abhay0505
    @Abhay0505 Před 23 dny +24

    Interestingly enough in Hindi Mythology, Mars is called 'Mangal', and Tuesday is called 'Mangalwar' or Mars-Day, I wonder how it also coincides with the Greeks 🤔🤔

    • @luftim
      @luftim Před 23 dny +3

      Greek influenced the east after alexanders conquests. There are even budah statues found in the likeness of greek style.

    • @GowthamNatarajanAI
      @GowthamNatarajanAI Před 23 dny +1

      India named the days based on the greeks.

    • @zzappligator
      @zzappligator Před 23 dny +1

      Mars is Roman. The Greeks called this one Ares.

    • @Abhay0505
      @Abhay0505 Před 23 dny +3

      @@GowthamNatarajanAI You do realise that Hinduism is the oldest religion and mythology.

    • @stoffls
      @stoffls Před 23 dny

      I would assume less with the Greeks, but more with older civilisations in Mesopotamia. They were the ones who likely "invented" the seven days week. And if you look at the map - Mesopotamia is right in the middle between India and the Mediterrenean. Ancient cultures influenced each other quite a lot.

  • @fchas15
    @fchas15 Před 21 dnem

    This is excellent. A great example of basic education that i should’ve learned as a kid.

  • @BearWith
    @BearWith Před 15 dny +3

    For those who didn't catch the explanation of Tuesday:
    They mentioned the Norse god of war - Tiw. How does that relate to Mars? Well, Mars is the name of the god of war in Greek mythology, after whom the planet and the day of the week were named... despite the differences in Nordic mythology, the main gods correspond to those of Roman and Greek mythologies, even though their names are different.

    • @WonderingWanderer88
      @WonderingWanderer88 Před 12 dny

      Small correction. "Mars" is the name of the god of war, in Latin, meaning the Roman adaptation of the ancient Greek god "Ares". ;)

    • @rodschmidt8952
      @rodschmidt8952 Před 11 dny

      wait, Jupiter = Dieu-Pitar = Tiw-Pater. Why isn't Tuesday Jupiter?

  • @dplouro
    @dplouro Před 23 dny +11

    In Portuguese we made it simpler. It’s literally Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Shabat and Lord’s day. In Portuguese: Segunda, Terça, Quarta, Quinta, Sexta, Sábado and Domingo. Long ago the week started Sunday.

    • @madspanker9
      @madspanker9 Před 19 dny +1

      Same with the original semitic languages! (First=sunday, second, third, fourth, fifth, the gathering, the sabbath (arabic as an example here)

    • @shayanlostflash
      @shayanlostflash Před 19 dny +1

      In Persian also is like that
      But months name are older pagans persian gods which some of them have similarities to greeks and norse gods

  • @nanuknows
    @nanuknows Před 23 dny +6

    Dr Tyson you must also read of Indian Panchang and we too have the days of the week named like the Nordic cultures.

  • @telstar2427
    @telstar2427 Před dnem

    listening to this.. it feels like people back then just name everything randomly and find the reason to fit in.

  • @dang48
    @dang48 Před 21 dnem

    These videos are fun. Really enjoyed hearing Neil and Chuck joking while giving an informative speech.
    And I can see it now, a bar called 'Thor's Bar' where they have a Thursday special where you're invited to come in and get hammered.

  • @thesyntheticstudio
    @thesyntheticstudio Před 18 dny +4

    In the Sinhala language, the names of all days of the week directly correspond to names of planets.

  • @wangtoriojackson4315
    @wangtoriojackson4315 Před 22 dny +4

    I guess the REAL wanderer was the Earth we found along the way!

  • @SmileyTrilobite
    @SmileyTrilobite Před 21 dnem

    I’d teach my language classes this every year, and now I have a video to show older kids.

  • @audreythecat4565
    @audreythecat4565 Před 23 dny +5

    Thumbs up for Dr. Tyson pronunciation of Spanish weekdays, It ssounded very natural. 👍

  • @00corin00
    @00corin00 Před 23 dny +66

    Hail Odin, the all father!! Hail Thor, the thunder god! Hail Jord, the goddess of Earth. Hail the Æsir! Hail the Vanir! Until I step foot in Asgard and walk the halls of Valhalla! One day, I will see my brothers on the battlefield after Yggdrasil crumbles, and Ragnarok swallows us all!

    • @Vi-king-dom
      @Vi-king-dom Před 23 dny +5

      👀

    • @silviavalentine3812
      @silviavalentine3812 Před 23 dny +10

      Doesn't that sound so much better than "Praise God"? Cause I certainly think so!

    • @michellejohnsen912
      @michellejohnsen912 Před 23 dny +3

      Philippians 2:10-11
      New King James Version
      10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

    • @00corin00
      @00corin00 Před 23 dny +5

      @@michellejohnsen912 I respect your religious beliefs and you comment is simply a statement. It is not a demanding and hatful message. Thank you and I respect you for that.

    • @michellejohnsen912
      @michellejohnsen912 Před 23 dny +2

      @@00corin00 you're welcome and it's coming from love my friend. I believe it is the truth and has the only power to save us. I want you to be saved 💛

  • @pratyushpatel5408
    @pratyushpatel5408 Před 14 dny

    That was very educating. I always wondered why the days of week in English were named as they were.
    As an Indian; I was aware of the concept of seven days a week corresponding to the celestial bodies which moved from reference point of sun. The names of days of week in India are derived from the Vedic civilization times and they are
    Ravivaar named after Sun (Ravi)
    Somvaar named after Som (Moon)
    Mangalvaar named after Mangal (Mars)
    Budhvaar named after Budh (Mercury)
    Brihaspativaar named after Brihaspati (Jupiter) this day is also more commonly referred to as Guruvaar since Jupiter is also referred to as Guru (teacher) in Indian mythology
    Shukravaar named after Shukra (Venus)
    Shanivaar named after Shani (Saturn)

  • @abrqzx
    @abrqzx Před 21 dnem +3

    In Filipino (Philippines 🇵🇭):
    • Sunday = Linggo / Domingo
    • Monday = Lunes
    • Tuesday = Martes
    • Wednesday = Miyerkules
    • Thursday = Huwebes
    • Friday = Biyernes
    • Saturday = Sabado

    • @WonderingWanderer88
      @WonderingWanderer88 Před 12 dny

      sounds like adapted from Spanish. Which makes sense if we remember Philippines was dominated by the Spanish Empire for a while as well.

    • @detourr
      @detourr Před 7 dny

      @@WonderingWanderer88yes

  • @RobertBennett-e8w
    @RobertBennett-e8w Před 23 dny +207

    Hallelujah!!! I’m favored and blessed with $60,000 every week! Now I can afford anything and also support the work of God and the church.

    • @ChristineBrooks0
      @ChristineBrooks0 Před 23 dny

      Oh really? Tell me more!

    • @RobertBennett-e8w
      @RobertBennett-e8w Před 23 dny

      This is what Ana Graciela Blackwelder does, she has changed my life.

    • @RobertBennett-e8w
      @RobertBennett-e8w Před 23 dny

      After raising up to 60k trading with her, I bought a new house and car here in the US and also paid for my son’s (Oscar) surgery. Glory to God.shalom.

    • @Dennisbrown70
      @Dennisbrown70 Před 23 dny

      I know Ana Graciela Blackwelder, and I have also had success...

    • @ChristineBrooks0
      @ChristineBrooks0 Před 23 dny

      what’s her contact information?

  • @MsTaLaiah
    @MsTaLaiah Před 13 dny

    I wasn’t expecting an Earth-Saturn connection for some reason.
    Love your explanation.

  • @ChanceHanson83
    @ChanceHanson83 Před 4 dny +1

    Neil Is by far my favorite comedian

    • @ldorado5787
      @ldorado5787 Před 3 dny

      YES, I think he's a JOKE as well!😲

  • @paulmills2731
    @paulmills2731 Před 23 dny +9

    I think your incorrect about Friday, it's actually Freya.

    • @Dylan_Time
      @Dylan_Time Před 13 dny +3

      He’s actually correct. Not Freya at all.

    • @thereadersvoice
      @thereadersvoice Před 9 dny

      ​@Dylan_Time I just looked it up. It is, indeed, spelled Freya (or, more accurately, Freyja). Additionally, it's neither spelled nor pronounced Tiw, but Tyr. His name comes from the old High German word Ziu, which loosely translates to god.
      I give Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson all the credit in the world, but he does mispronounce names from time to time.

    • @Dylan_Time
      @Dylan_Time Před 9 dny

      @@thereadersvoice but Friday itself was not named after Freya…..

  • @JustArmands
    @JustArmands Před 23 dny +5

    Friday was named after fries. Greeks just loved McDonald that much. 🍟

  • @nanaboamah9311
    @nanaboamah9311 Před 11 dny

    Chuck just makes the session very interesting to watch. Love you chuck !

  • @abcdefg91111
    @abcdefg91111 Před 4 dny +1

    Arabic and Portuguese being practical and using numbers to define the day.

  • @salamander337
    @salamander337 Před 23 dny +3

    Ironically planet George was changed to Uranus. 😂😂😂

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 Před 23 dny +1

      Should have changed it to Chronos.

    • @DubultaisT
      @DubultaisT Před 23 dny +1

      Uranus is Greek deity as well. The personification of sky.

    • @ronmullick253
      @ronmullick253 Před 10 dny

      What do Starship Enterprise and Toilet paper have in common.
      Both of them circle Uranus looking for Klingons.
      (sorry. couldn't resist)

  • @Manas__Gharat
    @Manas__Gharat Před 23 dny +5

    Pluto is my far living homeboy😅

  • @tubulzr
    @tubulzr Před dnem

    In Dutch it's;
    - Maandag (Moon day)
    - Dinsdag (Tiu/Thingsus day)
    - Woensdag (Wodan day)
    - Donderdag (Donar/Thor day)
    - Vrijdag (Freya day)
    - Zaterdag (Satur(n) day)
    - Zondag (Sun day)

  • @immortalgod464
    @immortalgod464 Před 21 dnem +1

    In hindi too:
    Sunday is Ravivar (Ravi = sun var=day)
    Monday is somvar (Soma=Moon Var=day)
    Tuesday is Mangalvar (Mangal=Mars var= day)
    Wednesday is Budhvar
    (Budh = Mercury Var=day)
    Thursday is Brihaspativar
    (Brihaspati= Jupiter........)
    Friday is Shukravaar
    (Shukra = Venus .......)
    Saturday is Shanivar
    (Shani = Saturn........)

  • @TheGiggleMasterP
    @TheGiggleMasterP Před 23 dny +3

    It's because the moon cycle, 28 days, is perfectly divisible by 7 and so is 364 days.

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 Před 23 dny +1

      I am very certain that is part of the reason, yes.

    • @rahulj.005
      @rahulj.005 Před 18 dny +1

      But we have 365 days in a year and 366 in a leap year. Where you get the 364 days?

  • @Nickel8237
    @Nickel8237 Před 23 dny +6

    PLUTO...Never forgotten !

  • @tomg5595
    @tomg5595 Před 16 dny

    This blew my mind. I can't believe I've gone 34 years of my life and never made this connection.

  • @saltycaramel9838
    @saltycaramel9838 Před 15 dny +1

    I love this. Please ever so kindly do the Roman and Gregorian Calendar next time and there names and history.

  • @npickart
    @npickart Před 23 dny +7

    Tuesday is Tyr's Day. Not Tiw. Its Tyr.

  • @nelson474
    @nelson474 Před 23 dny +5

    I love you guys - from Brazil 🇧🇷❤ thank you for the videos.

  • @MrBawa14
    @MrBawa14 Před 4 dny

    I really want Neil to study the scientific aspects of Hinduism.
    As an astrophysicist, he's gonna love it.
    For instance, this Roman/Greek naming system for days of the week is said to be made around 3-5th century AD.
    In Hinduism we had this exact same concept since around 1500 BC.

  • @mapson4068
    @mapson4068 Před 12 dny

    Chuck a brave man fr. No way I could sit and have a conversation with this man. He’s too intelligent 😂😂😂😂

  • @knifetoucher
    @knifetoucher Před 23 dny +10

    Ironic the Venus is known for the god of beauty yet the planet itself is one of the harshest places in the solar system

    • @profesorcanales
      @profesorcanales Před 23 dny +8

      but it is so beautiful, the most brilliant of all after the sun and the moon.

    • @runningwildttv3648
      @runningwildttv3648 Před 23 dny +3

      She is beautiful but also very powerful.

    • @bronnedytoc
      @bronnedytoc Před 22 dny

      One bring beautiful and being nice are two separate distinct things

    • @simonagree4070
      @simonagree4070 Před 22 dny

      It da purdiest, but it da bichiest, yo!

    • @Bardim18
      @Bardim18 Před 19 dny

      Venus is the hottest planet in our Solar system, just like Aphrodite is the hottest goddess in Greek mythology 😉

  • @erichcosta8510
    @erichcosta8510 Před 23 dny +3

    Yessss! First here! love this show!

  • @tanmoybhadra7409
    @tanmoybhadra7409 Před 3 dny

    I am a fan of @Neil deGrasse Tyson and amused with the way you explained the names of our planets related to each days of the week. I couldn’t resist commenting here to ask you to also look at this from the perspective of Bengali and Hindi languages. In my mother tongue (Bengali) it is more direct. Example Sunday is called Robibar where Robi is Sun’s name in Bengali and bar means day. Same way Saturday is called Shonibar where Shoni is Saturn’s name in Bengali. It 100% matches for 6 of the days other than Monday. For Monday I do not know the history. But rest of the days are exactly the name of the planet and bar(day) at the end.

  • @Rishabhsharma-dm5ec
    @Rishabhsharma-dm5ec Před 20 dny

    In Hindi language it sticks to the pattern, Planet name => Day name
    Ravi (Sun) => Ravi-vaar
    Som (Moon) => Som-vaar
    Mangal (Mars) => Mangal-vaar
    Buddh (Mercury) => Buddh-vaar
    Brihaspati (Jupiter) => Brihaspati-vaar
    Shukra (Venus) => Shukra-vaar
    Shani (Saturn) => Shani-vaar

  • @RickMiMann415
    @RickMiMann415 Před 23 dny +4

    I wish Neil did these by himself. Not everything needs to be attempted to be turned into a joke.

  • @surojmandal2126
    @surojmandal2126 Před 23 dny +4

    India was the first to do so about 2500 years ago.. you people should read about ancient Indian history too..

    • @temujin1645
      @temujin1645 Před 23 dny

      By buddhist monk and brahman stole them from them

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 Před 23 dny

      But that doesn't explain the names of the days IN ENGLISH, which is what they were talking about here.

    • @If_you_tag_me_you_are_gay
      @If_you_tag_me_you_are_gay Před 10 dny

      Don’t say “YOU PEOPLE” it’s rude

  • @shaikphakeer
    @shaikphakeer Před 20 dny

    That’s a great explanation.. here same from Hindu mythology
    sun (Surya-Aadi/begining), moon (Chandra-Soma), Mars (Mangala), Mercury (Budha), Jupiter (Brihaspati/Guru), Venus (Shukra), Saturn (Shani), Rahu (north node of the moon), and Ketu (south node of the moon)