The Eighth Day may refer to:

Observances

Octave (liturgical) "Octave" has two senses in Christian liturgical usage. In the first sense, it is the eighth day after a feast, reckoning inclusively, and so always falls on the same day of the week as the feast itself. The word is derived from Latin ''octava'' (e ...

Shemini Atzeret Shemini Atzeret (—"Eighth ay ofAssembly") is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei in the Land of Israel, and on the 22nd and 23rd outside the Land, usually coinciding with late September or earl ...

, the eighth day of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles *

The eighth day (Christian) The Lord's Day in Christianity is generally Sunday, the principal day of communal worship. It is observed by most Christians as the weekly memorial of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is said in the canonical Gospels to have been witnessed al ...

Film

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Gattaca ''Gattaca'' is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction thriller film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his filmmaking debut. It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin ap ...

'', a 1997 film with working title ''The Eighth Day'' * ''On the 8th Day'' (1984 film), a documentary about

nuclear winter Nuclear winter is a severe and prolonged global climatic cooling effect that is hypothesized to occur after widespread firestorms following a large-scale nuclear war. The hypothesis is based on the fact that such fires can inject soot into t ...

* ''The Eighth Day'' (1996 film), a Belgian film, directed by Jaco Van Dormael

Literature

* ''The Eighth Day'' (novel), a 1967 novel by Thornton Wilder * ''The Eighth Day'' (Westphal book), by Euler Renato Westphal

Music

8th Day (Jewish band) 8th Day is an American Hasidic pop rock band based in Los Alamitos, California. Formed in 2004 by brothers Shmuel and Bentzion Marcus, the group gained popularity in the Jewish music scene with their album ''Chasing Prophecy'' (2011) and its lead ...

, an American Hasidic pop rock band *

8th Day (R&B group) 8th Day was an American R&B group from Detroit, Michigan. History The Holland–Dozier–Holland (HDH) songwriting team had scored hits in 1970 with the group 100 Proof (Aged in Soul). When the latter's song "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed ...

, an American R&B group active in the 1970s * "8th Day" (song), by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody * "The Eighth Day" (The Damned song), a song by The Damned on their 1985 album ''Phantasmagoria'' * "

Eighth Day (Hazel O'Connor song) "Eighth Day" is a song by British singer-songwriter Hazel O'Connor, released in August 1980 as the second single from her debut and soundtrack album, '' Breaking Glass''. It reached no. 5 on the UK Singles Charts, making it her first top-ten hit ...

", a song by Hazel O'Connor from the album ''Breaking Glass'' * ''The 8th Day'' (album), by American underground nerdcore rapper Raheem Jarbo * "The Eighth Day", a song recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

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