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+describe('day names', function() {
+  var settings = {};
+  var testableClasses = [
+    'basicDay',
+    'agendaDay'
+  ];
+  var dayClasses = [
+    '.fc-sun',
+    '.fc-mon',
+    '.fc-tue',
+    '.fc-wed',
+    '.fc-thu',
+    '.fc-fri',
+    '.fc-sat',
+  ];
+  var referenceDate = '2014-05-25 06:00'; // A sunday
+  var languages = [ 'es', 'fr', 'de', 'zh-cn', 'nl' ];
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    affix('#cal');
+    moment.lang();
+    settings = {
+      now: moment(referenceDate).toISOString()
+    };
+  });
+
+  testableClasses.forEach(function(viewClass, index, viewClasses) {
+    describe('when view is basicDay', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        settings.defaultView = 'basicDay';
+      });
+
+      describe('when lang is default', function() {
+        beforeEach(function() {
+          settings.lang = 'en';
+        });
+
+        dayClasses.forEach(function(cls, index, classes) {
+          var weekdays = moment.weekdays();
+          it('should be ' + weekdays[index], function() {
+            settings.now = moment(referenceDate).add('days', index);
+            $('#cal').fullCalendar(settings);
+
+            expect($('.fc-view thead ' + dayClasses[index])).toHaveText(weekdays[index]);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      $.each(languages, function(index, language) {
+        describe('when lang is ' + language, function() {
+          beforeEach(function() {
+            moment.lang(language);
+          });
+
+          dayClasses.forEach(function(cls, index, classes) {
+            it('should be the translation for ' + moment.weekdays()[index], function() {
+              settings.lang = language;
+              settings.now = moment(referenceDate).add('days', index);
+              $('#cal').fullCalendar(settings);
+
+              expect($('.fc-view thead ' + dayClasses[index])).toHaveText(moment.weekdays()[index]);
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('when daynames are specified', function() {
+        var weekdays = [
+          'Hovjaj',
+          'maSjaj',
+          'veSjaj',
+          'mechjaj',
+          'jevjaj',
+          'parmaqjaj',
+          'HoSjaj'
+        ];
+
+        dayClasses.forEach(function(cls, idx, classes) {
+          it('should be ' + weekdays[idx], function() {
+            settings.dayNames = moment.weekdays();
+            settings.now = moment(referenceDate).add('days', idx);
+
+            $('#cal').fullCalendar(settings);
+
+            expect($('.fc-view thead ' + cls)).toHaveText(moment.weekdays()[idx]);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});