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Days of the Week

Folklore of the Days of the Week

An ancient ryhme recorded as early as 1630 ...

“You know that Monday is Sunday's brother; Tuesday is such another; Wednesday you must go to church and pray; Thursday is half-holiday; On Friday it is too late to begin to spin; The Saturday is half-holiday agen.”

There is a whole lot of material relating to to the days of the week, one rhyme from Lancashire relating to washing, and which has variations found all over Europe is ...

“They that wash on Monday - Have a whole week to dry; They that wash on Tuesday - Are not so much arye; They that wash on Wednesday - May get their clothes clean; They that wash on Thursday - Are not so much to mean; They that wash on Friday - Wash for their need; But they that wash on Saturday - Are clarty-paps indeed.”

In Lancashire it is commonly said that —

“As the days grow longer, The storms grow stronger; As the days lengthen, So the storms strengthen.”

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