Ordos Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 If anyone here still uses a non-digital calendar, do you like your Sundays on your left or right of the week? I actually prefer my Sundays on the right because I like to total up how much time off work I have. The problem is most calendars where I live have Sundays on the left, so when I see a calendar with Sundays on the right, it takes a moment of mental adjustment even though I'd prefer it to be there. Anyway, among the religious folk it's a hotly debated issue. Most Christians don't work and go to Church on Sunday and some work on Saturdays. But there are those who believe Saturday is the seventh day that is the Seventh Day Adventists. I have no idea where the disagreement comes from. Most people I talk to say the seventh day is Saturday. So do Christians want to worship on the day God began his work or took time off? But if you do like your weeks to start with Sunday, why is that? You want to start your week with taking time off? Or is it just about displaying the work days neatly in the middle of red columns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Null Infinity Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I'm not a Christian to tell but I like my weeks to start with Tuesday because I hate Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loge Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I depends on what country you live in. In Europe, Monday is officially the first day of the week but Christian tradition has Sunday as the first day. Not sure about the reason but could be inherited from Judaism. Makes Saturday (Sabbath) the seventh day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordos Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 19 minutes ago, Future Null Infinity said: I'm not a Christian to tell but I like my weeks to start with Tuesday because I hate Monday Why end the week on a low note? Better begin on a low point and strive to make it better. Now I remember. Christians and Jews take time off on the seventh day which is the Sabbath. It's more about not working and less about worship even though they worship on the Sabbath also. It's the day God took time off. But it still raises the question of why Sunday if most agree it is supposed to be Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loge Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Christianity observes Sunday as its weekly holiday because that's what the Romans did. Not working on Saturdays only became a thing in Western counties way into the 20th century and has nothing to do with Christianity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I've always thought of Sunday as the last day, because it is the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhangel Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Last. I remember in pre-school they tried to teach us the days of the week through a song which put Sunday first, and my four year old self (who already knew the days of the week and was, thus, an expert on such matters) felt strongly that this was A Mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordos Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 The consensus so far is that Monday is the first day of the week because it is the first work day but Christian tradition has it at Sunday but ironically they take the day off and go to Church on Sunday when they should have it on Saturday. Most calendars I get have Sunday as the first day. Again, can anyone tell me their calendar preference weather they want Sunday on the left or right of the work week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMetis Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Roose Boltons Pet Leech said: I've always thought of Sunday as the last day, because it is the weekend. Sunday is the first and Saturday is last. They're the weekend because they are the endpoints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Agreed with Roose Boltons Pet Leech. Sunday is part of the weekend, and thus is obviously the end of the week. My logic is unassailable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestripe Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Nah, Sunday is the first say of the week. However, since I run a performing arts center, weekends are pretty much non-existent in my world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I prefer Sunday as the first day of the week. That's the traditional way it's been and the way every calendar I see in the USA is printed. And it seems to be giving in to modern capitalism way too much to think that the first working day of the week should automatically be the first day of the week itself. Why should we privilege money making in that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 The last day, of course. Today is Thursday so if someone were to say to me that they would do something next week, they would clearly mean Monday at the earliest. I've not met a single person who considers Sunday to be the first day of the week, at least not publicly. Maybe some of my friends keep this opinion a secret lest they be (deservedly) ridiculed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 wednesday is first. duh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 2 hours ago, sologdin said: wednesday is first. duh? Norse heresy!!?!? What kind of Odin-worshipping socialist are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 the weird thing is that woden's day is not dies jovis/hemera dios, which honors are reserved for thor's day. all'y'all pagans need to get on the same page. why is there not a jesusday, anyway? (soviet calendar by contrast renamed days 1 through 5!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Is Sunday the first or last day of the week? YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Oh how I miss the French Republican Calendar. The first day will always be primidi to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywolf2375 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Sunday is the first day of the week and last day of the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 It is called weekend for a reason. Sunday is the last day. Almost all the calendars I have seen are printed with Sunday last; once I saw one with Sundays first and it counfused me and seemed wrong to me. I never knew that Christian traditian said Sunday was the first day either? I think I was told/assumed that it is the last day because that is the day God took a rest, so Christians follow his example by not woring on the seventh day, not the first one. I like to keep a proper paper notebook with a calendar, incidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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