2006-06-16 02:03:32 · 17 answers · asked by stoffu85 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Weekend is just a modern term used to describe the days on which most people don't work.
"In Christian countries the weekend typically covers Saturday and Sunday, while in Muslim countries it is Friday and Saturday, or Thursday and Friday. In Israel the weekend is typically Friday afternoon and Saturday."
The first day of the week is Sunday. The first day of the American "work week" is Monday.
"The weekend as a time of leisure is a rather modern invention. Before the industrial revolution the wage labour force was a minuscule fraction of the population. The day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God, not one of relaxation, and strict prohibitions on permissible activities were enacted."
Since many churches decided that Sunday would be better for a day to God, Sunday was then included as part of the weekend and that is why the confusion comes as to where the first day of the week actually is.
2006-06-16 02:18:57 · answer #1 · answered by antisocial1981 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
First day of the week is Sunday. However the first day of the work week is Monday.
2006-06-16 09:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by bugman007@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday
2006-06-16 09:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by mehndi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday
2006-06-16 09:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by gentlemanfarmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday
2006-06-16 09:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by hkm_hrns 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Saturday and Sunday are the weekend-s-, then that means Sunday has to be the first day of the week (front end), as Saturday is the other end of the week (think of bookends).
If the weekend is different where you are, then use this same method to calculate YOUR first day.
2006-06-16 17:16:11 · answer #6 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, people would be confused whether the answer is Sunday or monday. however, saturday and sunday are "weekends", and the first day that comes after the last weekend(i.e. sunday) is Monday. Hence, monday is the first day of the week.
2006-06-16 09:08:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday is technically the first day of the week.
2006-06-16 09:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by mthtchr05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday.
2006-06-16 09:07:14 · answer #9 · answered by Don A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must calculate the weekend, to determine the first day of the week.
2006-06-16 09:51:17 · answer #10 · answered by arabianbarbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋