Wednesday

Wednesday is considered either the third or the fourth day of the week, between Tuesday and Thursday. The name comes from the Old English Wodnesd?g meaning the day of the Germanic god Woden, also known by the Norse variant Odin in Modern English. The astrological sign of the planet Mercury represents Wednesday -- Dies Mercurii to the Romans, with similar names in Latin-derived languages. In English, this became "Woden's Day", since the Roman god Mercury was identified with Woden in northern Europe.

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When Sunday is taken as the first of the week, the day in the middle of each week is Wednesday. Arising from this, the German name for Wednesday has been Mittwoch (literally: "mid-week") since the 10th Century, having displaced the former name: Wodanstag.

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According to the Bible, Wednesday is the day that the Sun and Moon were created.

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Wednesday is also in the middle of the common 5-day working week from Monday through Friday. However, see also Thursday and ISO 8601.

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In the popular rhyme, "Wednesday's Child is full of woe".

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In Spanish, mi?rcoles is used to mean Wednesday, but also as a semi-rude euphemism for never ever.

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An English language idiom for Wednesday is "hump day", a reference to making it through the middle of the work week as getting "over the hump". It is also unofficially (and with some irony) referred to as "the peak of the week".

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Quakers traditionally refer to Wednesday as "Fourth Day" eschewing the "pagan" origin of the name "Wednesday". Most eastern languages also use a name with this meaning, for much the same reason. Faithful Orthodox Christians observe a vegetarian / fish-only fast on Wednesdays (and Fridays) in some countries.

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The film Angel Heart includes a scene where Harry Angel refers to Wednesday as "Anything Can Happen Day," in reference to the original Mickey Mouse Club television program.

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Day: See also Day (language)...

Week: A week is a unit of time longer than a day and shorter than a month. In most modern calendars, including the Gregorian calendar, the week is a period of seven days, making it the longest conventionally used time unit that contains a fixed number of days. Although having no direct astronomical basis,...

Tuesday: Tuesday is considered either the second or the third day of the week, between Monday and Wednesday. The English and Scandinavian names are derived from the Nordic god Tyr (in Old English, Tiw, Tew or Tiu. In Swedish, Tisdag, Danish: Tirsdag, Finnish: Tiistai)....

Wednesday related Images and Photos (experimental)

Any Wednesday (DVD)	Big Wednesday	Weekend Starts on Wednesday : True Stories of Remarkable Nascar Fans (Hardcover)	Lava Bursts from Mount Etna Near Nicolosi Italy Wednesday July 25 2001
The Burial of the Sardine (Corpus Christi Festival on Ash Wednesday) circa 1812-19	Southland - Season 04 - Episode 01 - Wednesday	Children Play in the North Darfur Refugee Camp of El Sallam on Wednesday October 4 2006	A Flock of Wild Turkey Pick Over a Corn Field in Williston Vermont Wednesday March 5 2003