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Mars Day is the name of a day in the Colonial calendar. It was named after the Colonial God of War (TRS: "Occupation").

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It is not clearly stated whether or not Mars Day is a specific holiday or just the name of a weekday. However, in "Caprica" the use of real-world day names is established and one similarly named holiday, Eros Day, is mentioned.
The use of the name "Mars" is somewhat unusual in terms of Colonial relgious history. "Mars" is the Roman name of the Greek God of War, Ares. Colonials have been shown to usually use the Greek names of their deities. However, Zeus and Mercury have been mentioned in other episodes as well.
In French and other romance languages, the name for Tuesday derives from the latin "Martis dies" (literally, "Mars' Day"). The English name derives from "Tyr", the Norse equivalent of Mars.

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-'''Mars Day''' is the name of a Colonial day. While named after the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Colonial God of War]], it remains unspecified whether this is a holiday or the name of a Colonial weekday ([[Occupation]]).
+'''Mars Day''' is the name of a day in the [[Colonial calendar]]. It was named after the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Colonial God of War]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]").
 ==Notes==
+*It is not clearly stated whether or not Mars Day is a specific holiday or just the name of a weekday. However, in [[Caprica (series)|"Caprica"]] the use of real-world day names is established and one similarly named holiday, [[Eros Day]], is mentioned.
+*The use of the name "Mars" is somewhat unusual in terms of Colonial relgious history. "Mars" is the Roman name of the Greek God of War, Ares. Colonials have been shown to usually use the Greek names of their deities. However, Zeus and Mercury have been mentioned in other episodes as well.
+*In French and other [[w:Romance languages|romance languages]], the name for Tuesday derives from the latin "Martis dies" (literally, "Mars' Day"). The English name derives from "Tyr", the Norse equivalent of Mars.
-*The use of the name "Mars" is interesting in terms of Colonial religious history in the [[Re-imagined Series]], as Mars is the Roman name of the Greek god Ares after the Roman assimilation of the Greek pantheon and the change of names to these gods (Zeus to Jupiter, Hera to Juno, Athena to Minerva, Ares to Mars, et al.) Colonials have more often been seen to use the Greek names of the divinities. This is the second instance where Roman pantheon names have been used in the series: ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is a [[Mercury class battlestar]]. Later, it is established that [[Jupiter]] is another name for [[Zeus]] ([[The Passage]]).
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-*In French and other [[w:Romance languages|romance languages]], the name for Tuesday derives from the latin "Martis dies" (literally, "Mars' Day"). The English name derives from "Tyr", the Norse equivalent of Mars.
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