The reason vast majority of cultures has 7 day week is that lunar month has 28 days, so that it can be neatly divided into four seven day weeks. It was important for timekeeping and because hunter-gatherers could forage more easily during full moon nights
My gamer brain read “frag” instead of “forage”. Now I imagine primitive Quake players bunnyhopping through the forest on full moon nights to hunt for food. Help.
Imagine if Europe decided there was 6 week days and America decided there was 7
for some time soviet union decided they’ll have 5 day week and then 6 day week https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar#Five-day_weeks
Shortly after the revolution the French attempted a 10-day calendar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar#Ten_days_of_the_week
The reason vast majority of cultures has 7 day week is that lunar month has 28 days, so that it can be neatly divided into four seven day weeks. It was important for timekeeping and because hunter-gatherers could forage more easily during full moon nights
My gamer brain read “frag” instead of “forage”. Now I imagine primitive Quake players bunnyhopping through the forest on full moon nights to hunt for food. Help.