Note 615 — Chapter VI · LUNAR CALENDARS AND THE WEEK
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L. Dahle, “The Influence of the Arabs on the Malagasy Language,” Antananarivo Annual, 1875-1878, i, 205. In addition to the Arabic seven-day week with its numbered weekdays, the Malagasy also use, for astrological purposes, the planetary designations of the weekdays. Of these, three are good or lucky days, three are unlucky, and one has a neutral character. See J. Sibree, “Divination among the Malagasy,” Folklore, 1892, iii, 220 sq.