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The 7 day week is a fairly modern convention; I believe popularized by the Christianization of Europe. The classic Roman "week" is 8 days. The Mayans (and most
by thechao 4y ago
The 7 day week is a fairly modern convention; I believe popularized by the Christianization of Europe. The classic Roman "week" is 8 days. The Mayans (and most of mesoamerica) used a pair of interlocking 13 & 20 day "weeks". The Chinese used a 9 or 10 day "week" (xún).
- irrational 4y agoGenesis has a seven day week and was written down 1000+ years before Christianity came into existence. But the Israelites probably got it from their Mesopotamian neighbors who had a 7 day week.