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   「セル」cell (سل) (cell@pl.ebin.zone)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 17:49:36 JST 「セル」cell (سل)
   interesting how multiple civilizations east and west decided on a 7-day week long before the advent of modern global trade :bunthink:
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 17:51:03 JST kaia

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     Claude AI says:
     Japan's adoption of the 7-day week is actually a relatively recent development, occurring during the Meiji period (1868-1912) as part of Japan's modernization efforts. Before that, Japan used a completely different time system.
     Traditional Japanese time-keeping used a variety of cycles:
     
     A 6-day week called the rokuyō (六曜), used for determining lucky and unlucky days
     The 10-day cycle called the jun (旬), divided into upper, middle, and lower periods
     A complex time system that divided the day into 6 daytime and 6 nighttime units that varied in length with the seasons
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     Sun Microdevil Pte Ltd (koakuma@uwu.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 17:51:45 JST Sun Microdevil Pte Ltd

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     @cell You can blame the Babylonians :hehehe:

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     「セル」cell (سل) (cell@pl.ebin.zone)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 18:02:11 JST 「セル」cell (سل)

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     @kaia > Japan uses a seven-day week, aligned with the Western calendar. The seven-day week, with names for the days corresponding to the Latin system, was brought to Japan around AD 800 with the Buddhist calendar. The system was used for astrological purposes and little else until 1876.
     > In Japan, the seven-day system was kept in use (for astrological purposes) until its promotion to a full-fledged (Western-style) calendrical basis during the Meiji era.
     
     hmmhmm
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