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I was listening to Mac this morning and he said Sunday is the first day of the week. I don't recall hearing that before as Sunday is part of the weekend and Monday is the first day of the week. However:

https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/days/monday.html

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Monday: the Moon’s Day

Monday is the first day of the week according to the international standard ISO 8601, but in the US, Canada, and Japan it's counted as the second day of the week.

Monday comes after Sunday and before Tuesday in our modern day Gregorian Calendar.

Naming Monday

The English word Monday is derived from Old English and means “the Moon’s day”.

Middle English – Mondayor mone(n)day
Latin – dies lunae – Day of the moon
Old Norse - mánadagr, mandag, mánudagur
Old English – mōnandægor mōndæg
Ancient Greek – hemera selenes – Day of the moon

First or Second Day?

Monday is considered the first day of the week according to the international standard ISO 8601. In many cultures and languages, Monday is given a name that means either “second day” marking Sunday to be the first day of the week or a name that means the day after Sunday.

Slavic languages number Monday as the first day, not the second day. Most European countries' calendars show Monday as the first day of the week.

Holidays on a Monday

Several US holidays always fall on a Monday such as Labor Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, and Veteran’s Day. In the UK, there are three bank holidays on Mondays plus Easter Monday, which is also a day off.

Long weekends in the US and UK

Depressing “Blue” Monday

Monday used to be called “Blue Monday” because it was a day associated with washing clothes that involved blue dye. However, it now refers to the day employees reluctantly return to work after the weekend.

Least Favorite Day

In many cultures, Monday is considered the worst day of the week because it is the first day of the work week. Song lyrics often feature Monday as a day of depression, anxiety, or melancholy such as “Monday, Monday” by the Mamas & the Papas in 1966 or “Rainy Days and Mondays” by the Carpenters in 1971, not to mention “I Don't Like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats in 1979.

However, Mondays are considered good days for fasting in Judaism and Islam. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Angels are commemorated on Mondays.


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Thought it was common knowledge that Sunday is first. Almost all monthly calendars show Sunday as the first column.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:21 pm 
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Jaw Breaker wrote:
Thought it was common knowledge that Sunday is first. Almost all monthly calendars show Sunday as the first column.


That is true about calendars, but I always regarded Sunday as part of the weekend and Monday as the first day of the new school/work week.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:25 pm 
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Sunday is the first day of the week.


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Tad Queasy wrote:
Jaw Breaker wrote:
Thought it was common knowledge that Sunday is first. Almost all monthly calendars show Sunday as the first column.


That is true about calendars, but I always regarded Sunday as part of the weekend and Monday as the first day of the new school/work week.


Reminds me of a buddy in high school who worked part-time at a pizza place. He said the boss told him he had to work both weekend nights, so he figured that meant he had to work Saturday and Sunday. Turns out the boss meant Saturday and Friday. I guess that cut into his social life too much, so he quit.

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If the ISO says Monday is the first day, it's the first day. Also persuasive is "Police on My Back," which states that one has been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

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does the week really ever end?


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W_Z wrote:
does the week really ever end?


To that note, does it really ever begin?
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W_Z wrote:
does the week really ever end?


Well, I don't really think that the end can be assessed as of itself as being the end because what does the end feel like? It's like saying when you try to extrapolate the end of the universe, you say, if the universe is indeed infinite, then how - what does that mean? How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what's stopping it, and what's behind what's stopping it? So, what's the end, you know, is my question to you.

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it is the first day of the week just ask the Hebrews

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Sunday. The Sabbath is Saturday and is the last day of the week. Sunday is called the Lord's Day because Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday.

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I don't like Mondays.

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Sunday. The Sabbath is Saturday and is the last day of the week. Sunday is called the Lord's Day because Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday.

Sunday is for Costco.

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The first day of the week is Monday. Anyone suggesting otherwise is mistaken.


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Furious Styles wrote:
I don't like Mondays.


Tell me why...


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:23 pm 
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The first day of the week is technically Sunday. But what the hell does it matter if you disagree and think it's Monday? Go ahead and consider Wednesday the first day in your mind. It doesn't matter.


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The first day of the week is technically Sunday. But what the hell does it matter if you disagree and think it's Monday? Go ahead and consider Wednesday the first day in your mind. It doesn't matter.

It's just names for days of a week. 1st day, 2nd day...who gives a shit?


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If you look at a European calendar it goes Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. For whatever that is worth.

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Chus wrote:
W_Z wrote:
does the week really ever end?


Well, I don't really think that the end can be assessed as of itself as being the end because what does the end feel like? It's like saying when you try to extrapolate the end of the universe, you say, if the universe is indeed infinite, then how - what does that mean? How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what's stopping it, and what's behind what's stopping it? So, what's the end, you know, is my question to you.


It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.


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If you look at a European calendar it goes Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. For whatever that is worth.


That's the metric calendar.

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Elmhurststeve wrote:
Furious Styles wrote:
I don't like Mondays.
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Furious Styles wrote:
I don't like Mondays.

Do you like lasagna?

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Tad Queasy wrote:
Furious Styles wrote:
I don't like Mondays.


Tell me why...

It's just how I feel.

The answer is Monday. Can't trust a calendar developed before people accepted basic astronomy facts.

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Sunday.

Most companies do their payroll weeks from Sunday thru Saturday, and that is the way it is listed on American calendars. That's good enough for me.

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Sunday, Monday, Happy Days,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days,
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days,
Saturday, what a day,
Rockin all week with you.


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GoldenJet with the dagger. That's the ballgame folks.

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It is Sunday.
Sunday is the first day of the week. It is also all the wasted years so close behind.
Monday is the first day of the work week. It should be noted that Monday you could fall apart.

This is inane, can we talk about how dogs would hypothetically wear pants?

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GoldenJet with the dagger. That's the ballgame folks.


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GoldenJet with the dagger. That's the ballgame folks.


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