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+describe('short day names', function() {
+  var settings = {};
+  var testableClasses = [
+    'month',
+    'agendaWeek',
+    'basicWeek',
+  ];
+  var dayClasses = [
+    '.fc-sun',
+    '.fc-mon',
+    '.fc-tue',
+    '.fc-wed',
+    '.fc-thu',
+    '.fc-fri',
+    '.fc-sat'
+  ];
+  var languages = [ 'es', 'fr', 'de', 'zh-cn', 'es' ];
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    affix('#cal');
+    settings = { };
+  });
+
+  testableClasses.forEach(function(viewClass, index, viewClasses) {
+    describe('when view is ' + viewClass, function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        settings.defaultView = viewClass;
+      });
+
+      describe('when lang is default', function() {
+        it('should be in English', function() {
+          moment.lang('en');
+          $('#cal').fullCalendar(settings);
+          var weekdays = moment.weekdaysShort();
+
+          dayClasses.forEach(function(cls, index, classes) {
+            expect($('.fc-view thead ' + cls)[0]).toContainText(weekdays[index]);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('when lang is not default', function() {
+        languages.forEach(function(language, index, languages) {
+          it('should be in the selected language', function() {
+            settings.lang = language;
+            $('#cal').fullCalendar(settings);
+
+            moment.lang(language);
+            var dow = moment.langData(language)._week.dow;
+            var weekdays = moment.weekdaysShort();
+
+            dayClasses.forEach(function(cls, index, classes) {
+              expect($('.fc-view thead ' + cls)[0]).toContainText(weekdays[index]);
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('when specified', function() {
+        it('should contain the specified names in the given order', function() {
+          var days = [
+            'Hov.', 'maS.', 'veS.', 'mech.', 'parmaq.', 'HoS.'
+          ];
+          settings.dayNamesShort = days;
+          $('#cal').fullCalendar(settings);
+
+          dayClasses.forEach(function(cls, index, classes) {
+            expect($('.fc-view thead ' + cls)[0]).toContainText(days[index]);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});