LL-L "Tradition" 2010.09.04 (01) [DE-EN-NDS]

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From: Ben J. Bloomgren <ben.j.bloomgren at gmail.com>

Subject: LLL Traditions



I've answered my own question about the Kalenderwoch.



http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/



Ben



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From: Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>

Subject: LL-L "Tradition"



Beste Sandy,



You wrote:



I'm only looking on Wikipedia and things, but I don't see any sort of
week associated with Germanic tribes. It would be a bit of a coincidence
if they had the same length of week as the Christians brought along,
surely? Or did our venerable ancestors just not bother with all that
sort of rot?



I think they did divide a month somewhat. A lunar cycle lasts roughly 28
days (moon > month), half that is a fortnight (= fourteen nights), and half
that again (7 nights) would be a week, corresponding with the 4 phases of
the moon. Whether they attached a special significance to the changing of
weeks, I highly doubt. Then when religion came about and Jews were gathering
on a Saturday, I guess it's convenient for Muslims and Christians to choose
either one day before or one day after Saturday for a religious celebration.
Maybe because in the early days, some liked to worship more than one god,
and therefore celebrations should not coincide?



Kind greetings,



Luc Hellinckx



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From: jmtait <jmtait at wirhoose.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "Tradition" 2010.09.03 (03) [EN]



Sandy wrote:

From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Tradition" 2010.09.03 (02) [EN]


The Celts used an eight day week and the Basques a three day week, is
that right? It depends on your definition of "week", of course, but if
you take it to mean a short cycle of recurring days patterned to a
lifestyle, probably each with a name to identify what sort of things we
should be doing that day, then I suppose that's right.


I'm only looking on Wikipedia and things, but I don't see any sort of
week associated with Germanic tribes. It would be a bit of a coincidence
if they had the same length of week as the Christians brought along,
surely? Or did our venerable ancestors just not bother with all that
sort of rot?


Hmm. So why are all the days called after Roman and Germanic deities, then?

John M Tait.



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From: Hannelore Hinz <HanneHinz at t-online.de>

Subject: LL-L "Tradition" 2010.09.02 (04) [EN]



Hallo Lowlanners,



wat ick bether noch nich wüßt heff... Nu schuw ick dit roewer, wat nu kümmt:



http://www.nabkal.de/judkal.html



"Dat Klennern" im Kalender lesen, blättern ist gar nicht so einfach...



Hartlich Gräuten an all'.



Hanne



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