Why are weeks 7 days?

Why are weeks 7 days? Why do we have five weekdays and then two days for the weekend?

Why are weeks 7 days?Why are weeks 7 days? Why do we have five weekdays and then two days for the weekend?


Why are weeks 7 days? Why do we have five weekdays and then two days for the weekend?

I understand there is a religious backstory…but are there any other causes for this structure?

It was associated with the seven heavenly bodies; the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. For this reason, some believe, marking rituals every seventh-day became important. A sevenday week based on these same celestial bodies was adopted as far away as Japan and ancient China.

It seems like a stupid but actually quite important question. Who is to say that we would not all be happier and more efficient people if we worked 3 days, took a one day break, and then worked another 3 days.

Or what if weeks were 30 days long?

Or 4 days long?

Like why 7?

Are companies more productive (output) when their employees work like this? Who makes more money because of this structure?

I feel like we are missing some sort of necessary logical explanation here.

If not, has anyone ever experimented on this? Would it make a difference?

Curious your thoughts.


Originally published at gonen.blog.

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By jordangonen on December 18, 2017.

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