Hindu Days and Vegeterianism

In 2015, I tried to become vegetarian for at least a few days of the week. Actually the thing began last year in October 2014 when "Karthik month" began. Karthik month is that month in the Hindu Calendar when people become vegetarian. It is so happens that for Lord Vishnu, the month of Karthik is very dear and so people voluntarily become vegetarian for a whole month as a mark of respect. So during that time, I was not eating non veg during the days of Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday. Why those three days I will try to analyse below.
In 2015 beginning, I added two more days to the list. Hence for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday i.e. for five days in a week I became vegetarian. The same continued till April 19, 2015 and it was a Sunday when I reverted back to my old ways and had non veg. Now, I have no problem in having non-veg any day of the week provided it is available.
But non veg is costlier than veg. Being veg or having veg is cheaper than having non-veg.
But according to me it is linked to the day of the week and that is what is discussed below.
In this post I will try to analyse the Hindu days of the week. This data may be available elsewhere and the data I would be sharing here is gathered by me from such sources.

• First day is Sunday - Sunday is as in English "Sun's day". In Hindi it is Ravi-Var where Ravi is Sun and Var is day. Ravi or Surya is the source of all creation. It is a fact. If there was no Sun there would be no life on earth. It is the Sun which sustains all life on earth. Ravi is the leader of the Planets in Hinduism.
• Next day is Monday - "Moon day" in English is Monday. And in Hindi it is "Som-Var" where Som means the moon. Moon is a 'twin of earth'. Earth supports life but moon does not. Also moon is the closest celestial thing earth has. Som var is also the day of Lord Shiva.
• Third day is Tuesday - Tuesday is Mangal-var or day of Mars. Mars is another planet. But Tuesday is also the day for Lord Ganesh a very revered deity in Hinduism. Mangal is also the "Son of Earth" according to Hinduism.
• Fourth day is Wednesday - This the Budh day or day of Mercury. Mercury is the one closest to the Sun. Also Budhwar is the day of Lord Vishnu. Budh has no relation to Lord Buddha of Buddhism. Budh is the Son of Moon.
• Fifth day is Thursday - Thursday is "Guru-var" or the day of the Guru. It is also Brihaspati Var. Brihaspati is the Teacher of the Devas. Devas are the good guys. The 'clean shaven' guys. Brihaspati means Jupiter. Guru means teacher. So anyone can become a Guru when he/she is imparting some knowledge. Also it is the day of Lord Dattatreya of whom Sai Baba is a representative. So Sai Baba's day is also Thursday.
• Sixth day is Friday - This is the day of Venus or Shukra. Shukracharya is also a Guru/Teacher. He is the Teacher of the Asuras (who are opposite of Devas). Asuras are the ones always sporting a moustache and are the bad guys.
• Final day is Saturday - This day is of Shani Dev or known as Shani var. This is the day of Saturn. Shani Dev judges the actions of people while they are living. While on their death the task is done by Yama Dev. Both Yama Dev and Shani dev are the sons of Surya Dev or Sun.

So I have discussed the days of the week. Now as a mark of respect to the deities behind the days you can become vegetarian. I tried that for close to six months in 2014-15 as discussed above. I will continue in another post.