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- Instance of
- day of the week
- Subclass of
- day
- Part of
- weekend
- Named after
- washing
- Followed by
- Sunday
- Follows
- Friday
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21 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Name and associations
- Position in the week
- Saturday Sabbath
- Holy Saturday
- Catholic liturgy and devotions on each Saturday
- Astrology
- In popular culture
- Regional customs
- Slang
- Arts, entertainment, and media
- Comics and periodicals
- Films
- Folk rhymes and folklore
- Music
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thumb|Saturnus, Polidoro da Caravaggio, 16th century
Saturday, also named Sabbath is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. No later than the 2nd century AD, the Romans named Saturday ("Saturn's Day") for the god Saturn. His planet, Saturn, controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. The day's name was introduced into West Germanic languages, and is recorded in the Low German languages such as Middle Low German , saterdach, Middle Dutch (Modern Dutch ), and Old English , Sæterndæġ or .