Aug 07 2008
What day of the week were you born?
Well, if you are asking specifically what day of the week I was born, it was a Monday. I actually wasn’t sure the exact day so I had to do a little research. If you are like me, you can always find out the day of week you were born at this site. They have calendars for every year up to 3000 and back to 1582.
Now more than likely, the question relates to the old nursery song, “Monday’s Child.” In this song, it lists each day of the week along with a fortune for that day.Â
There are actually two different versions of the nursery song. The first version is
“Monday’s child is fair of face. Tuesday’s child is full of grace. Wednesday’s child is loving and giving. Thursday’s child works hard for a living. Friday’s child is full of woe. Saturday’s child has far to go. But the child that is born on Sabbath-day Is bonny and happy and wise and gay.”Â
The second version is slightly different with a few days being reversed and is believed to be the revised version with the song above being the original. Friday and Wednesday were reversed, as well as Thursday and Saturday. Sunday’s child still remained bonny and gay but he also became blithe and good.Â
“Monday’s child is fair of face. Tuesday’s child is full of grace. Wednesday’s child is full of woe. Thursday’s child has far to go. Friday’s child is loving and giving. Saturday’s child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on Sabbath-day Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.”
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