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You should be able to determine which day feels better for you to "start" your week. For many, Monday is the correct choice. Every vote is a voice that tells a story. Is Sunday the first day of the week or the last? The Tylt. By Jessie Blaeser. Join the conversation. Real-time Voting. Sunday is the 7th and final day.

Although this is the international standard, several countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia consider Sunday as the start of the week. As the first day of the week varies in different cultures, so does the weekend. The Christian or Western world marks Sunday as their day of rest and worship, while Muslims refer to Friday as their day of rest and prayer.

The Jewish calendar counts Saturday—the Sabbath—as the day of rest and worship. It appears that the practice of Sunday starting the week is based in religion. We guide businesses and startups through the challenges they face building custom applications. We can help you digitize internal processes, streamline client interactions, and maintain-cost effectively. Looking to spin up a new product or division with green-field possibilities? We can help you define it.

Posted by Mike. Have you ever looked at a U. Take, for example, the default calendar app on a Mac, right out of the box: Sunday on the left side, Saturday on the right side?

Although this is the international standard, several countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia consider Sunday as the start of the week. Even though most of the words for days go back to the German language, in Germany Monday is the first day of the week. The Bible does say that on the seventh day you shall rest, but that day is Saturday in both the Jewish and Christian traditions. That is why Jews celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday.

Those 2 points contradict most of your text. Monday is the first day of the week. Maybe for those of Jewish faith Saturday is the day of rest, but for Christians, Sunday is the last day of rest. It is irritating that in the States you have to make an effort to find calendars where the week beings properly with Monday, and ends Sunday. You are so right.

I have been saying this for the past 45 years and everyone that I mentioned that says that did not realize that or they did not care. I care. I always considered the week to be like a line of string. There are two ends to a string.

The top end and the bottom end. Sunday would be at the top, beginning the week, and Saturday at the bottom, ending the week. Usually nowadays, Monday is the first day of the week. Calendars in many European countries, in particular, now follow the ISO decision by starting the week on Monday. Airline timetables also number the days from Monday as 1, Tuesday as 2, Wednesday as 3, etc.

Nowhere in the Bible does it say anything about the Sabbath Shabbat being on Sunday-it names Saturday only. Yes Sammy. You are right. Read and understand the holy bible, only then will you understand the Sabbath Saturday.

I will not be changing that. Want another bonus fact? Instead, they are called by ordinal numbers, like this:. The last day of the week for many, Saturday historically was dedicated to Saturn Cronus to the Greeks , Jupiter's father and a god associated with dissolution, renewal, generation, agriculture and wealth.

Notably, for some religions, Saturday, not Sunday, is celebrated as the weekly day of rest, known as the Shabbat in Judaism and Sabbath for Seventh Day Adventists. Melissa writes for the wildly popular interesting fact website TodayIFoundOut. You can also check 'em out on YouTube here. This post has been republished with permission from TodayIFoundOut. Image by Jessica Lucia under Creative Commons license.



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