Timeline for How come every culture on the planet has a different calendar, yet follow the same system for a week?
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| Jan 9, 2019 at 20:05 | comment | added | user1973 | People keep alluding to the lunar cycle as a cause, but no one is citing it. Even if so, that's a bit of a proto-explanation, I would think. Maybe the moon inspired a weekly schedule, but without any historical evidence, it's only supposition on what pre-history humanity was thinking. | |
| Nov 3, 2014 at 13:50 | history | edited | T.E.D.♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 1, 2014 at 21:45 | comment | added | Brian M. Scott | The present English names of the days of the week aren’t terribly relevant, since they go back (via substitution of Germanic ‘equivalents’) only to the Roman planetary system of nomenclature, which is substantially younger than the seven-day week itself. (This is something that I’ve actually studied, but it’s off-topic, so I’ll stop here.) | |
| Nov 1, 2014 at 21:25 | comment | added | Daniel Goldman | I never said that our seven day week was necessarily derived from it. However, it is likely that it had an influence on many other calendars and the point is still valid. Hell, the very names of the week come from celestial objects or the names of gods. bbc.co.uk/religion/0/20394641 | |
| Nov 1, 2014 at 21:11 | comment | added | Brian M. Scott | It’s by no means certain that our seven-day week is derived from the Babylonian one, and I stand by my objection to your second paragraph. | |
| Nov 1, 2014 at 13:33 | comment | added | Daniel Goldman | Religion is part of culture, and culture is a product of environment. See my update. Yes; it was religious, but the religious aspect was derived from astronomical events. | |
| Nov 1, 2014 at 7:29 | comment | added | Brian M. Scott | It’s an easy explanation, but it isn’t well-supported by the evidence. On the whole a religious motivation seems more likely. | |
| Oct 31, 2014 at 16:44 | history | answered | Daniel Goldman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |