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Saturday

Also known as Sat, Sa, S

thumb|Saturnus, Polidoro da Caravaggio, 16th century

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Commons category: Saturday
series ordinal: 1
exact match: www.w3.org/2006/time#Saturday
code: B
hashtag: SaturdayVibes
NCI Thesaurus ID: C64967
short name: Sa

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Origins
Name and associations
Position in the week
Saturday Sabbath
Holy Saturday
Catholic liturgy and devotions on each Saturday
Astrology
In popular culture
Regional customs
Slang
Arts, entertainment, and media
Comics and periodicals
Films
Folk rhymes and folklore
Music
Television
Video games
Sports
See also
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thumb|Saturnus, Polidoro da Caravaggio, 16th century

Saturday, also named Sabbath is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. No later than the 2nd century AD, the Romans named Saturday ("Saturn's Day") for the god Saturn. His planet, Saturn, controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. The day's name was introduced into West Germanic languages, and is recorded in the Low German languages such as Middle Low German , saterdach, Middle Dutch (Modern Dutch ), and Old English , Sæterndæġ or .