Where are babies named after the day of the week they are born? Detailed answer

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Where are babies named after the day of the week they are born?

In the culture of the peoples of the African state of Ghana, great importance is attached to the day of the week on which a person was born - it is believed that this has an impact on his entire future destiny.

Almost all children receive their first or middle name according to this day. For example, Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, has the name Kofi meaning "Friday". And the popular Chelsea football player Michael Kojo Essien, the name Kojo means "Monday".

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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When did you start wearing jewelry?

Jewelry can be made from anything. But most of all, those that are made of rare and precious metals are valued. Gold is the oldest of the precious metals used in jewelry. It began to be processed in ancient Egypt. And this is more than 4 thousand years ago. The Egyptians made fine jewelry from gold, silver, enamel and precious stones. They wore earrings, rings, brooches, just like we wear them now. They also wore heavy necklaces and body plates and adorned their hair.

In ancient Greece, fine jewelry work was as highly valued in jewelry as the material from which they were made. For example, beautiful butterflies or grasshoppers were made from golden thread. In addition, the Greeks loved cameos. Pearls, amber, coral were their favorite gems.

The most magnificent ancient jewelers were the Etruscans, who lived in northern Italy. They made ornaments of intricate shapes and with great skill. Instead of a shiny surface, their gold pieces had a grainy surface, as if they had been dusted with fine gold powder. The Romans wore very elaborate jewelry to show off their wealth. Sometimes every single finger was in rings. Jewels were worn by both men and women. They were especially fond of pearls and emeralds.

In the Middle Ages, almost all jewelry artisans were monks. The monks devoted all their energy and diligence to the manufacture of church decorations. In the 1327th century, goldsmiths' guilds arose. In London in XNUMX goldsmiths formed their own association.

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