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Question: What does it mean to be a thursday's child!?
i know it saids in the nursery rhyme
thurdays child has far to go
what does it actually mean and is there more to being a thursdays child!?
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This is a very interesting link below that says the whole nursery rhyme has to do with the naming of the days of the weeks in relations to some gods and their abilities!.

Below is a copy and paste of what it means for Thursday's child:

"Thursday - the fifth day of the week, "!.!.!. derives its name from the
Middle English Thoresday, or Thursdaye, corresponding to the Roman
dies Jovis!. "Thursday's child has far to go," much like Thor, the only
god who couldn't cross from earth to heaven upon the rainbow!."

How interesting is that!? Wow!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well to David Bowie, it means this!. :)

"Thursday's Child"

All of my life I've tried so hard
Doing my best with what I had
Nothing much happened all the same

Something about me stood apart
A whisper of hope that seemed to fail
Maybe I'm born right out of my time
Breaking my life in two

[CHORUS]

Throw me tomorrow
Now that I've really got a chance
Throw me tomorrow
Everything's falling into place
Throw me tomorrow
Seeing my past to let it go
Throw me tomorrow
Only for you I don't regret
That I was Thursday's child

Monday Tuesday Wednesday born I was
Monday Tuesday Wednesday born I was
Thursday's child

Sometimes I cried my heart to sleep
Shuffling days and lonesome nights
Sometimes my courage fell to my feet

Lucky old sun is in my sky
Nothing prepared me for your smile
Lighting the darkness of my soul
Innocence in your arms

[CHORUS]Www@QuestionHome@Com

It could be interpreted two ways:

1) You'll go far!.
2) You'll have a long (difficult) journey!.

Or maybe both!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I've never heard of such!.
Where I live, Thursday is considered the worst day of the week!. I've never heard of that nursery rhyme!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It means that we need to re-examine the social structure of cults and religions across the world but it will take way far!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

According to Mother Goose

"Thursday's child has far to go!."Www@QuestionHome@Com