To: C19fan
I believe it is based on the lunar cycles.
You know, howling at the full moon and all that...
14 posted on
05/27/2014 11:36:04 AM PDT by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
To: djf
If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!Now that's using your noodle...
16 posted on
05/27/2014 11:37:47 AM PDT by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: djf
The seven-day week adopted by the Romans did not come from the Jews. The astrologers invented it based on the fact that they knew of five planets plus the sun and the moon. Had they known of six planets, they would have had an eight-day week.
24 posted on
05/27/2014 11:43:38 AM PDT by
idov
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