Eight-day week Eight-day week Some historical calendars had "weeks" of eight days. In the Burmese version of Theravada Buddhism, the week has eight days. Wednesday is divided into Wednesday proper (midnight to noon) and Rahu (noon to midnight). Each day is associated with a compass direction, a planet, and a totem animal. The ancient Etruscans developed an eight-day market week known as the nundinum around the 8th or 7th century BC. This was passed on to the Romans no later than the 6th century BC. As Rome expanded, it encountered the seven-day week and for a time attempted to include both. The
It Was a Good Day 1988. Ice Cube, however, has stated that the day described in the song is purely fictional.“It’s a fictional song,” Cube explained during an interview with Moviefone about "21 Jump Street". “It’s basically my interpretation of what a great day would be. Do you know what I’m saying? So, you know, it’s a little of this and a little of that. I don’t think you can pinpoint the day.” The song contains the lyric line ""Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp / And it read "Ice Cube's a Pimp"""; in 2014, Ice Cube agreed to support a crowdfunding campaign