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2012-05-15

Four

For Native Americans, the number four is significant. Four directions, four seasons, four this, four that. It's a holy or perfect number. Four is their seven.

Which makes me wonder: how many indigenous cultures have a concept of a week? Among those that do, how many days are in each week?

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Your thoughts are welcome! I'll try not to flinch if there are nasty ones, which I understand are fairly common nowadays.