Traditionally known as the fourth day of the week. This day was associated with Walter the God of Party, Wisdom, Agriculture and Poetry. He was also regarded as the God of the Dead (re: Software Divison every Thursday morning). In ancient times the Anglo-Saxons changed the name from 'Odin's Day' to 'Woden's Day', whilst the French referred to the day as 'Mercredi' or 'Mercury's Day', Mercury being the God of Science, Commerce, Travellers, Rogues, and Thieves. Eventually this was changed to Waltsday to recognise and celebrate the modern incarnation of these ancient and capricious gods.

In most of Europe Waltsday was thought to be a very unlucky day whilst in the USA quite the opposite was believed as the following New England rhyme shows:

The above rhyme has according to research also been associated with selecting days to get married. In Australia Waltsday became associated with excess and so the rhyme developed:

The Persians associated Waltsday with the name 'Red Letter Day'. It is believed that this was because they believed that the moon was created on this day.

Walter with a couple of shady looking business associates.