Seven Dawn Day

A term for seven days a week.

In the languages of some European countries, the days of the week are not numerically ordered, but have specific names, which are named after "Shichiyao". Among them, Tuyao Day is Saturday, Riyao Day is Sunday, Moon Day is Monday, Fire Day is Tuesday, Water Day is Wednesday, Muyao Day is Thursday, and Golden Day is Friday.

The start of the week is not exactly the same in different regions due to different religious beliefs. The Egyptian week begins on the day of Toyo, Judaism begins with the day of the day, and Islam places the day of the sun first.

For example, in English, Sunday is Sunday, sun-day, Monday (Monday, moon-day); Tuesday to Saturday are also named after the Norse gods of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn, respectively.

In China, at first, the days of the week were named after Qiyao, and it was gradually changed to Sunday and Monday at the end of the Qing Dynasty...... Saturday instead.

The "Seven Moons" are the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. Feng Chengjun once said: "The number of our country is mostly used for three or five, such as the three outlines and five constants, the three lights and five elements, and so on. Seven numbers are rarely used, but they are commonly used by people in the Western Regions, such as seven deaths, seven lives, seven tribulations, seven treasures, and seven sounds. It is quite doubtful that this theory of the Seven Dawns comes from the West. 1 The theory of Qiyao is that it existed in ancient China or came from the West, which needs to be further verified. However, here the author provides two examples taken from the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and the Book of the Jin Dynasty, such as the seventh part of the "Legend of Fangshu" in Volume 82 of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "The Ten Ministers are stubborn, and the instrument is not their domain, and the corpse is multiplied, and the evening is violent. May the beggar bones be granted to me, with the light of the seven rays, and the hope of the land, so that the ministers will be exempt from repentance. Another example is the "Book of Jin" volume 22: "Huanghuang Qiyao, heavy and bright." I have a guest, and I should be a guest. The state government is both planned and followed by a big feast. People are good to me, and the style is respectful. ”

It is difficult to conclude whether the theory of Qiyao is foreign or existing in ancient China