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March 7 - Days and Months


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Matt covers the origins of the names of the days of the week and months of the year.
The vocabulary for today:
Monday - Moon Day
Tuesday - Tyr's Day
Wednesday - Odin's Day
Thursday - Thor's Day
Friday - Frigg's Day
Saturday - Saturn's Day
Sunday - Sun Day
January - Janus, God of Doors
February - purification (the end of winter)
March - Mars, God of War
April - opening (the blossoming of flowers)
May - Maia, Goddess of Fertility
June - Juno, Goddess of Marriage
July - Julius Caesar
August - Augustus Caesar
September - sept=7
October - oct=8
November - nov=9
December - dec=10
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Bite-sized EnglishBy Mathew Rideout