The Germanic languages, including English, substitute indigenous Germanic gods with similar characteristics for many of the Roman deities. Planetary names for the days are derived from the Sun, Moon, and five visible planets (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn), each of which was associated with a Greco-Roman deity. Numerically named days may associate day one with Sunday as in Hebrew, Arabic and Portuguese, or may associate day one with Monday as in Chinese and Slavic languages. For instance Sunday is often named "Lord's Day" while Saturday is often named Day of Rest "Sabbath" or "washing day" in the nordic countries. The names of one or more days may have been changed for religious reasons. The names of the days of the week in various world languages can be classified as either numerical or planetary.
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