The document discusses the origins of the days of the week in English. Monday is named after the Moon, Tuesday honors the god of war Tiw and is dedicated to Mars, Wednesday honors the god Odin and is dedicated to Mercury, Thursday means "day of thunder" and is dedicated to Jupiter, Friday is named after the goddess Frig and dedicated to Venus, Saturday is named after the god Saturn, and Sunday means "day of the sun" and is dedicated to the Sun.