Tuesday
TypeWeekday
TraditionInternational
BasisSeven-day week
Key figureISO day 2
About Tuesday
Tuesday is named after Tiw, the Germanic sky and war god, who was equated with the Roman Mars of dies Martis, the source of French mardi. The custom of substituting Germanic gods for Roman ones gave English most of its weekday names.
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