Hence, the dies Solis became Sunday (German, Sonntag). Germanic peoples seem to have adopted the week as a division of time from the Romans, but they changed the Roman names into those of corresponding Teutonic deities. During the 1st and 2nd century, the week of seven days was introduced into Rome from Egypt, and the Roman names of the planets were given to each successive day. The name "Sunday", the day of the Sun, is derived from Hellenistic astrology, where the seven planets, known in English as Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon, each had an hour of the day assigned to them, and the planet which was regent during the first hour of any day of the week gave its name to that day.
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The International Organization for Standardization ISO 8601, which is based in Switzerland, calls Sunday the seventh day of the week. According to the Hebrew calendar and traditional calendars (including Christian calendars) Sunday is the first day of the week Quaker Christians call Sunday the "first day" in accordance with their testimony of simplicity.
In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend, whereas in much of the rest of the world, it is considered the first day of the week.įor most observant adherents of Christianity, Sunday is generally observed as a day of worship and rest, recognising it as the Lord's Day and the day of Christ's resurrection in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, the Philippines as well as in South America, Sunday is the first day of the week. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. Sol Iustitiae (Sun of Righteousness), derived from the Judeo-Christian Bible, Malachi 4:2.