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8-Days in a Week in Myanmar?

Yes, that's right. According to our traditional's astronomy, there are 8 days in a week. The trick is the very middle part of a week, 'Wednesday evening' is called "Yarhu". However Yarhu is not considered as a significant day of week and it is not printed in the calendars.

 

Cornors per Day of Week

You know that Teravada Buddhist pagodas are cone-shaped. They are circular at the base. However, there are certain sides of a pagoda, where certain people have to worship, dedicated to each day of week.

Signs per Day of Week

Sign	Day of Week
ga-lone	SUNDAY
tigar	MONDAY
lion	TUESDAY
elephant without a tusk	WEDNESDAY- morning and afternoon
elephant with a tusk	WEDNESDAY- evening
mouse	THURSDAY
guinea pig	FRIDAY
dragon	SATURDAY

Numerical Values per Day of Week

There are numerical values per day of week too. Isn't that strange? Westerners count a week from 'Monday through Sunday', while we count from 'Sunday through Saturday'.

value	day of week	myanmar day of week
1	SUNDAY	ta-nin-ga-nway
2	MONDAY	ta-nin-lar
3	TUESDAY	in-gar
4	WEDNESDAY- morning and afternoon	bote-ta-hu
5	WEDNESDAY- evening	har-hu
6	THURSDAY	kyar-thar-pa-day
7	FRIDAY	thauk-kyar
8	SATURDAY	sa-nay

 

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