thursday

     

Thursay is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fifth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian calendar, falling between Wednesday and Friday. In countries that adopt the Sunday-first convention, it is considered the fifth day of the week. However, in ISO 8601 it is the fourth day of the week.

Trivia about thursday

  • Romanians call this day Joi, while Swedes know it as Torsdag
  • It's NBC's "Must See TV" night of "Friends" & "Frasier"
  • Traditionally the Last Supper is thought to have taken place on this day of the week
  • What the Old Norse knew as Thorsdagr, we call this today
  • It was named for the Norse god of thunder
  • May 14, 1998, when Frank Sinatra died & the last "Seinfeld" aired, was this day of the week
  • The name of this day of the week honors Thor, the Norse god of thunder
  • Dutch:Donderdag
  • G.K. Chesterton wrote of a "Man Who Was" this day
  • The Romans called it "Jupiter's Day", but in English this weekday is named for a son of Odin
  • Not Monday but this day of the week can be Maundy
  • To the Germans, it's Donnerstag, meaning "thunder day"
  • A few days before Easter:Maundy ____
  • According to tradition, Jesus had his Last Supper on this day of the week