WTF is up with the notion that Sunday is the first day of the week?

[halik]

Any ideas? About half of all calendar apps come with sunday as the first day of the week (and then i gotta waste my time flipping it to normal)... where did that come from?

 

[magomago]

Sunday is the first day? I always thought it was Monday...

 

[FelixDeCat]

Its as old as the hills. But since we all go to work / school / etc on Monday we think it begins then, but it doesnt.

 

[Alone]

Sunday has always been the first day of the week in the United States.

 

[oddyager]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...y#Position_in_the_week

 

[LilPima]

Sunday *is* the beginning of a new week per the Roman calendar. Look at how paper calendars are printed, how computers are set, etc.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Gregorian calender was created by monks.... take a guess which day they thought should be the first day of the week?

 

[fleshconsumed]

Originally posted by: halik
Who came up with this idiocy?

Same idiot who decided to start array enumeration with 0.



BTW, Russia and I believe Europe have Monday to mark the start of the week on the calendars.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: fleshconsumed

Originally posted by: halik
Who came up with this idiocy?

Same idiot who decided to start array enumeration with 0.



BTW, Russia and I believe Europe have Monday to mark the start of the week on the calendars.

It saves 1 bit

 

[Arcadio]

In Colombia, the week starts on Monday. I think it's true for all of South America. Calendars and computers reflect this.

 

[AreaCode707]

Since when has Monday been considered the "normal" the beginning of the week?

 

[EagleKeeper]

The use of Sunday being the last day is based on the statement in Genisis that God rested on the 7th day - that implied that work began on the first day.

However, the Jewish Sabbath has Sat being the day of rest; Forcing Sunday to be the first day the the Jewish people should be working.

The Romans apparently may have taken the Sun->Sat idea from the Jews while the pure Catholic countries followed the concept of Mon->Sun.

 

[oogabooga]

Your in the US OP? Almost everything calendar wise I get starts with Sunday as the first day of the week.

 

[ivan2]

because it IS the first day of the week.

 

[CPA]

Sunday the beginning of the week, driving on the right side of the road, the decimal system, using farenheit instead of celcius, American Football....these things are why I love the US. We set our own course. To hell with everyone else. Seriously.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy
The use of Sunday being the last day is based on the statement in Genisis that God rested on the 7th day - that implied that work began on the first day.

However, the Jewish Sabbath has Sat being the day of rest; Forcing Sunday to be the first day the the Jewish people should be working.

The Romans apparently may have taken the Sun->Sat idea from the Jews while the pure Catholic countries followed the concept of Mon->Sun.

I think Sunday also reflects the Resurrection, and a new beginning in Christian culture.

 

[MotF Bane]

Uh, Sunday is the first day of the week.

 

[edro]

Sunday is the day of rest... after god created the heavens and the Earth.

Everyone knows that.

Calendars with Sunday at the front are created by cults and devil worshipers.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: CPA
Sunday the beginning of the week, driving on the right side of the road, the decimal system, using farenheit instead of celcius, American Football....these things are why I love the US. We set our own course. To hell with everyone else. Seriously.

EFF that. Sunday is the end of the weekend.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: halik
Any ideas? About half of all calendar apps come with sunday as the first day of the week (and then i gotta waste my time flipping it to normal)... where did that come from?

All I can say is

 

[nanette1985]

There is NO first day of the week. The days just keep on coming, one after another. In fact there is no such thing as a week.

However, a bunch of people got together and tried to organize this planetary rotation thing into a system. Too much time on their hands? Who knows? I find that it's best to indulge them in their little fantasy - arguing is a waste of time.

TGIF - it may not make any sense, but it's as good an excuse as any to party! :beer:

 

[Red Squirrel]

I never understood that either. Thing is, Sunday is the day God rested after he finished creating the universe, so even if you go by history they should have made it the last, not the first.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Since when has Monday been considered the "normal" the beginning of the week?

Since Sunday was part of the "weekend"
Seems pretty logical to me

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: CPA
Sunday the beginning of the week, driving on the right side of the road, the decimal system, using farenheit instead of celcius, American Football....these things are why I love the US. We set our own course. To hell with everyone else. Seriously.

EFF that. Sunday is the end of the weekend.

Sunday IS the end of the weekend, but it is also the beginning of the week...

weeks are cyclical, thus the beginning is the end is the beginning...

 

[mjrpes3]

This has the makings of an epic thread.