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:This is simply a circle with a dot in the middle and represents the sun.  
:This is simply a circle with a dot in the middle and represents the sun.  
;Montag  [[Image:Mon xx.JPG|56x58px|Mon xx.JPG]]  
;Montag  [[Image:Mon xx.JPG|56x58px|Mon xx.JPG]]  
:The crescent obviously represents the moon.  
:The crescent represents the moon.  
;Dienstag   [[Image:Tues xx.JPG|66x68px|Tues xx.JPG]]  
;Dienstag   [[Image:Tues xx.JPG|66x68px|Tues xx.JPG]]  
:This symbol represents the Roman god of war, Mars/Germanic Tiw, and is also the symbol for ‘male.
:This symbol represents the Roman god of war, Mars/Germanic Tiw, and is also the symbol for "male."
;Mittwoch   [[Image:Wedn xx.JPG|60x66px|Wedn xx.JPG]]  
;Mittwoch   [[Image:Wedn xx.JPG|60x66px|Wedn xx.JPG]]  
:This rather interesting looking symbol represents Roman Mercury/Germanic Woden. It looks like the symbol for Friday with horns on the top.  
:This rather interesting looking symbol represents Roman Mercury/Germanic Woden. It looks like the symbol for Friday with horns on the top.  
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:The symbol for Thursday stands for Roman Jupiter/Germanic Thor.  
:The symbol for Thursday stands for Roman Jupiter/Germanic Thor.  
;Freitag [[Image:Frid xx.JPG|52x74px|Frid xx.JPG]]   
;Freitag [[Image:Frid xx.JPG|52x74px|Frid xx.JPG]]   
:This symbol, a cross with a circle on top represents Roman Venus/Germanic Frigg and is the also the symbol for ‘female.
:This symbol, a cross with a circle on top represents Roman Venus/Germanic Frigg and is also the symbol for "female."
;Samstag/Sonnabend  [[Image:Satur xx.JPG|54x68px|Satur xx.JPG]]  
;Samstag/Sonnabend  [[Image:Satur xx.JPG|54x68px|Satur xx.JPG]]  
:This symbol represents the Roman god Saturn.
:This symbol represents the Roman god Saturn.


So, you might read [[Image:Sun symbol.png|15px|Sun]] d 29ten Oktober, which means ‘Sonntag, den 29. Oktober.
So, you might read [[Image:Sun symbol.png|15px|Sun]] d 29ten Oktober, which means "Sonntag, den 29. Oktober."


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