In German, Wednesday (Mittwoch) is the only day of the week not ending
in ‘tag’ (day)

1. Wednesday is named after Woden, the most important God in the
German pantheon, often identified with the Norse God Odin.

2. Woden and Odin are also associated with the Roman god Mercury,
which is why the French call Wednesday Mercredi and the Spanish
Miercoles.

3. The Japanese for Wednesday translates as ‘Water day’ as the planet
Mercury was known as the ‘water star’.

4. In German, Wednesday (Mittwoch) is the only day of the week not
ending in ‘tag’ (day).

5. According to research by a tanning company, women look oldest at
3.30pm on Wednesdays.

6. The Wednesday before Easter is known as ‘Spy Wednesday’ referring
to Judas’s betrayal of Jesus.

7. The daughter in the Addams Family is called Wednesday Addams.

8. Charles Addams said he chose the name because “Wednesday’s child is
full of woe”.

9. Sheffield Wednesday began as The Wednesday Cricket Club in 1820.
The name came from the day of the week when they played their
matches.

10. A recent survey in the US reported that bosses are most receptive to
requests on a Wednesday.
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