Bonjour,

While researching the meaning of "joie de vivre," I discovered that
it's supposed to mean "love of life" or "joy of life" which is
attributed to the planet Jupiter according to ancient astrology.

There was a "day of Jupiter" which was apparently a celebration
day for many people back in the days of old.

Jovial = happy, and Jove = Love, and so people who are influenced
by Jupiter are supposed to be happy, jovial, loving, etc...

Current astronomers, not just astrologers, refer to Jupiter as the
"jovian" planet, so we can see the ties to the ancient thinking about
the planet most of us call Jupiter.

I've been trying to brush up on mon francais lately, and while reading
about joie de vivre, it seems that the saying is slowly being replaced
by "amour de jour." Is this correct?

Love of the day? Hmm...

In such a case, the references to Jupiter are somewhat
transposed, are they not?

"Love of the day," is not quite the same as "Love of Jupiter,"
is it?

Any comments from french-speaking people around here,
who have witnessed a change in the usage of the phrase
"joie de vivre" vs. "amour de jour?"