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syltel

22-11-2006, 06:27 PM

Okay...was arguing with Hubby the other day...he claims sunday is the beginning of the week...but i say it's monday....So who is right?? :confused:

LMei

22-11-2006, 06:39 PM

Some calendars start off the week with Sunday. Thus giving people the idea that Sunday is the beginning of the week. Personally I think Monday should be the beginning of the week. If Sunday is the beginning, then whatever happened to weekends?

Sugarfree

22-11-2006, 06:53 PM

(edited)...Personally I think Monday should be the beginning of the week...
If I recall correctly, back in school I was taught that Sunday is the 1st day of the week. Why, forgot oredi. :D

protozoa

22-11-2006, 07:11 PM

Sunday is the beginning of the week.

iml109

22-11-2006, 07:22 PM

Aye, Sunday is the beginning of the week, as you must remember that the Roman calendar is invented by them and Sun is a holy day for them (Just the same as Fridays are holy for muslims).

birdy

22-11-2006, 07:57 PM

Generally, people will consider Sunday as the beginning of the week.... that's the reason why hotels' weekend rate is meant for Friday night and Saturday night. Sunday night was not consider as weekend rate. ;)

Nevertheless, those considering Monday as the beginning of the week also not wrong...

Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia has a very detailed explanation on why some consider Sunday is consider as first day of the week as well as why others consider Monday as the beginning of the week. :)

Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_the_week)

scorgio

22-11-2006, 09:02 PM

When I was still in school, I was taught that Sunday's the start of the week.
But not too long ago, I heard some international organization (can't remember) proposed to fix Monday as the start.

munity

22-11-2006, 09:29 PM

Sunday is the end of weekend.
Monday is the start to working week.
Friday is the end of working week *sigh* does this makes Friday as week"end"?

achee

22-11-2006, 09:37 PM

Academicly, pls don't confuse your child. SUNDAY is the FIRST day of the week and that's what stated in the Year 1 English and Math textbooks. If you are sitting for a Malaysian govt exam, please remember this too!

But on my h/p, I program it as such that the week starts on Monday.
More convenient that way.

expat1609

23-11-2006, 01:03 AM

christians must have monday as the first day....remember something like "the seventh day gotta rest" as god did when creating the world :confused:
europe confirmed it is monday, i think amis start sunday and the islanders in europe maybe :D
malaysian government exam, maybe as saturday is the holiday also gotta start with sunday

expat1609

23-11-2006, 01:08 AM

btw. in subang it is sunday...click the above and you will see :p

kwgoh

23-11-2006, 03:14 PM

Not to confused everyone, I follow the ISO 8601, so Monday is the first day of the week. Please "LISTEN" to me. :D :D

starrnorth88

24-11-2006, 05:50 AM

to some people it does not matter if sunday is first day or not. Everyday is a sunday to then - no need to work.

birdy

24-11-2006, 09:16 AM

Aiyoh... people is arguing wif each other...we shld try to be the peacemaker.... telling them that both of u r correct...depending on which standard we adopt...

So, please stop arguing here... both of u are correct and in fact...everyone is correct here... :D Cheers.... ;)

tictactoe

24-11-2006, 11:38 AM

Sunday is the 1st day of the week and Saturday the last, dat's y Sat & Sun are referred to as the Weekend.

chin_wan

24-11-2006, 12:53 PM

Sunday is traditionally the first day of the Judaeo-Christian seven-day week, between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. It is considered a holiday in lands of Christian tradition, and is the day when most Christians attend Church. (Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday - Note that the wikipedia is not always a good source of info but most of the time, they are pretty accurate.)

So it all depends on what your background is. In other words, the dispute between you and your hubby has no clear winner.

Joe Gomez

24-11-2006, 11:14 PM

Joe Gomez

24-11-2006, 11:18 PM

yohooooo chang !!!!! ...........
Cant figure out why chin_wan's time of post is 12:53 pm and mine is 11:14pm ..... but mine comes after his .......... :confused: :confused:

Not any tech-glitch I hope ...........

kevin23

24-11-2006, 11:25 PM

mykern

25-11-2006, 10:11 AM

The Lord ( not the earth bound one of course ) rested on the Sabbath .......... after having done some pretty heavy duty stuff just preceding that. Right ?
Question >>>>>
Which end of the week is the Sabbath ......... that shd give this topic a tilt towards the Book for some likely answers. :p

The Roman Cahtolic Bulletin starts the week on Sunday and ends it on Saturday. That's why u need to read the section that says what's on next Sun.

Joe Gomez

25-11-2006, 10:23 AM

U posted it at 11.18 pm at night?Yep. The first at 11:14pm and again at 11:18pm ......... :)
But no issue lah.
12:53pm, I guess refers to midday ........ rite chang.
It can be a little confusing when not using the 2400 hour clock.

isarahim

25-11-2006, 12:42 PM

The Roman Cahtolic Bulletin starts the week on Sunday and ends it on Saturday. That's why u need to read the section that says what's on next Sun.
What is most important to a Christian? The Catholic Bulletin or the Book of Moses? The latter clearly states that Sunday is the day God 'rested' after having created the world; hence it's the end of week.

bobble

25-11-2006, 12:43 PM

What is most important to a Christian? The Catholic Bulletin or the Book of Moses? The latter clearly states that Sunday is the day God 'rested' after having created the world; hence it's the end of week.

Totally agree with you on this. It's crystal clear in the book of Genesis.

mrmayur

26-11-2006, 01:29 AM

Sunday is the 1st day for the Week!

Flynn

26-11-2006, 02:55 AM

It's crystal clear in the book of Genesis.
To the Hebrews then (I'm not sure if it's still true today for the Jews), a day began in the evening and ended the following evening. Genesis refers to the Jewish Sabbath which began on Friday evening and ended on Saturday evening.

The root word for Sabbath (noun) is the verb 'sabat' (Hebrew) which means to 'stop/cease'. Thus, Sabbath has connotations of both completion and rest. Christian tradition changed the rest day to Sunday but Sunday remains the first day of the week. So the first day of the week starts with "rest" in all its meanings, an interesting concept when you think about it.

chin_wan

27-11-2006, 02:36 PM

bobble

27-11-2006, 02:48 PM

To the Hebrews then (I'm not sure if it's still true today for the Jews), a day began in the evening and ended the following evening. Genesis refers to the Jewish Sabbath which began on Friday evening and ended on Saturday evening.

The root word for Sabbath (noun) is the verb 'sabat' (Hebrew) which means to 'stop/cease'. Thus, Sabbath has connotations of both completion and rest. Christian tradition changed the rest day to Sunday but Sunday remains the first day of the week. So the first day of the week starts with "rest" in all its meanings, an interesting concept when you think about it.

I don't know who change what and when, but in Genesis it is stated:

"By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."

AFAIC, anyone can call any day Sunday also. Not like interpretations can change anything but the state of mind of the person concerned. :D

Flynn

27-11-2006, 07:22 PM

I don't know who change what and when, but in Genesis it is stated:

"By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."

AFAIC, anyone can call any day Sunday also. Not like interpretations can change anything but the state of mind of the person concerned. :D
What I meant was that to the olden Hebrews (and I think also to modern Jews), the 7th day was the Sabbath (the day of rest) which was from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. That, not Sunday, was what was referred to in Genesis.

By that reckoning, the first day of the week would have been from sundown on Saturday to sundown on Sunday. Christian (not Jewish) tradition changed that first day to a morning-to-night "day", hence Sunday was seen as the day of rest. Why it was changed is another subject altogether.