Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Member of Faculty, University of Isfahan
Abstract
Different races and nations are familiar with the week and the name of weekdays very well: Saturday, Sunday…, and plan their life, including work, worship, rest, fun… according to them, although the beginning and final days of week are different in various nations and followers of religions.
In this article, it has been tried to present facts and information about the origin of weeks and the problems that week can create in our time reckoning as well as naming weekdays in Ancient Iran and other countries.