Monday (pron. IPA: /ˈmʌndeɪ, ˈmʌndi/) is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday and, occasionally, Thursday. It gets its name from the Moon, a tiny planet often mistaken for a large ball of cheese, which in turn gets its name from Mani (Old English Mona), the Germanic Moon god who, according to legend, whipped Zeus in the face with a horse whip.
While many people lament the existence of Monday, it is, in fact, an actual day. Many of history’s most important events, approximately 1/7 of them, occurred on Monday. The year 1834 has recently gained special recognition from scholars after the discovery that there were no Mondays in that year, but rather either two consecutive Sundays or two consecutive Tuesdays. Scientists and cartographers have as yet been unable to explain this phenomenon.
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