Midday is the third day of the week between
Feastday and
Homeday. The name is a shortened version of 'Middleday', meaning the middle day of the work week.
Emytology
Where most of the other weekdays of the
Argosian Calendar are named after the expected tasks of the day, Midday is one of two exceptions. Midday, earlier called Middleday, is named such because it's the middle of the work week. In the older dwarven week, which begins on
Sunday, Midday would also be the middle of the entire week.
Numbered Days of the Week
The
Dwarven Languages use numbered days of the week, with the first day being
Sunday historically, but updated to
Marketday in some countries.
In
Sirenic the day is also known as Middleday; μέσαρτη (
c.:Mésarti). This name is derived from μεσαίο (
c.:
mesaío, "Middle")
However, in
Storan, which shifted its weekdays to match with the Argosian week, the day is known as Tertia ("Third").
Days named after Lunar Phases
The
High Elven Calendar originally followed the phases of the moon, and so the elven weekdays were also adapted thereafter. In Trinais and Courdonne, midday is known as Gidis, or the Waxing Day.
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