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What day of the week were you born? This is an important question in Burma where there are in fact 8 days in a week - and this was not done in homage to the Beatles. Wednesday morning and afternoon are 2 distinct days. Each day corresponds to an animal. Let's go through the list.

  • Monday - Tiger
  • Tuesday - Lion
  • Wednesday AM - Elephant with tusks
  • Wednesday PM - Elephant without tusks
  • Thursday - Rat
  • Friday - Guinea Pig
  • Saturday - Dragon
  • Sunday - Garuda
  • It so happens I was born on a Wednesday.
    "Morning or afternoon?" I'm asked.
    "Neither, I was born at noon."
    "Oh, very, very lucky." I'm told.

    Wednesday