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2006-06-17 20:16:36 · 19 answers · asked by pepsi_man_af 2 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

19 answers

Saturday

2006-06-17 20:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by rockang 5 · 1 0

The seventh and last day of the week is the SABBATH, which is now commonly called Saturday.

Biblically speaking, it is the day of rest and we are commanded to keep it holy and consecrated to God. The Sabbath begins on Friday evening and ends on Saturday evening.

Sunday is the first [working] day of the week; and Friday is the last working day of the week.

[SIDEBAR:]
However, as it was foretold, man "made changes to time" by altering the day of worship from Sabbath to Sunday by the then newly established Church of Rome in 325 AD. Moreover, the reckoning of TIME was also altered from the Julian calender [which was insitituted by Julius Caesar since 48 BC] to the Gregorian calendar [instituted by Pope Gregory in the late 16th century], upon which time 10 days were "lost" to make certain adjustments to fit the Church's requirements in reckoning Easter and making it 'closer' to Spring equinox and the Jewish celebration of Passover.

It was only in the last half century when most of the major countries in the world acceded to the use of the Greogorian calendar. Today there are about 40 different calenders being used concurrently including the Jewish calendar, the Chinese calengar, the Muslim calendar, etc.

2006-06-18 06:12:30 · answer #2 · answered by Arf Bee 6 · 0 0

Last day of the week is last working day of the week

2006-06-18 03:20:02 · answer #3 · answered by Bolan 6 · 0 0

Greetings Pesi man!

Saturday is the Seventh Day of the week. It has never changed.
When we changed from the gregorian to the Julien calander we went from October 5 to October 15 but never changed the order of the days of the week.

2006-06-18 03:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by juddzey 2 · 0 0

Saturday--June 17--2006

2006-06-18 03:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by MARLON SEPPALA 4 · 0 0

In US: Saturday
In Europe: Sunday
But in my country Iran and lots of other countries, Friday is the last day of the week!!!

2006-06-18 03:24:24 · answer #6 · answered by tahmine1368 2 · 0 0

In the US: Saturday (weird, especially since weekend consists of Saturday AND Sunday)
In Europe: Sunday

2006-06-18 03:20:50 · answer #7 · answered by Growing Millionaire 2 · 0 0

WEEK [week] period of time shorter than the month, commonly seven days. The ancient Egyptians used a 10-day period, as did the French under the short-lived French Revolutionary calendar . In many regions a four-day to eight-day market week is based on the recurrence of market days; the early Romans observed an eight-day market week. This period also corresponds roughly with the moon's quarter phases, which come every seven or eight days. The seven-day week is said to have originated in ancient times in W Asia, probably in Mesopotamia. This is thought to have been a planetary week predicated on the astrological concept of the influence of the planets, which were long erroneously believed to be seven celestial bodies revolving around the earth; these were the sun and moon and five of the bodies recognized today as planets—Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. The Hebrew week is based chiefly on the religious observance of the Sabbath , which comes every seventh day and is usually associated with the seventh day of creation, when the Lord rested from his labors. The Christian week and the Muslim week were probably derived chiefly from the Hebrew week, although the weekly holy days are different (Hebrew, Sabbath, seventh day; Christian, Sunday, first day; Muslim, Friday, sixth day). The influence of the weeks of Chaldaeans, Christians, and Jews slowly made itself felt in the Roman Empire, and elements of the systems were probably merged. The planetary week was at first preeminent, and the use of planetary names, based on names of pagan deities, continued even after Constantine (c.321) made the Christian week, beginning on Sunday, official in the civil calendar. The Roman names for the days of the week pervaded Western Europe; in most languages the forms are translations from Latin or attempts to assign corresponding names of divinities. The Latin names, their translations, the English equivalents, and their derivations follow: dies solis [sun's day], Sunday; dies lunae [moon's day], Monday [moonday]; dies Martis [Mars' day], Tuesday [Tiw's day]; dies Mercurii [Mercury's day], Wednesday [Woden's day]; dies Jovis [Jove's or Jupiter's day], Thursday [Thor's day]; dies Veneris [Venus' day], Friday [Frigg's day]; and dies Saturni [Saturn's day], Saturday.

SABBATH [Sabbath] [Heb.,=repose], in Judaism, last day of the week (Saturday), observed as a rest day for the twenty-five hours commencing with sundown on Friday. In the biblical account of creation (Gen. 1) the seventh day is set as a Sabbath to mark God's rest after his work. In Jewish law, starting with both versions of the Ten Commandments, the rules for the Sabbath are given in careful detail. The Sabbath is intended to be a day of spiritual refreshment and joy. Observant Jews wear special clothes, enjoy festive meals, and attend synagogue, where the weekly portion of the Pentateuch is read with an accompanying excerpt from the Prophets. In the home, the mistress of the house says a blessing and lights two candles in honor of the two biblical verses that enjoin Sabbath rest. Early Christians had a weekly celebration of the liturgy on the first day (Sunday), observing the Resurrection. Hence, among Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox, Sunday is a liturgical feast; Protestants, applying the idea of the Jewish Sabbath to Sunday, forbade all but pious activity. The term "Lord's Day" was used, especially by Sabbatarians, to promote such observance (see blue laws ). Some denominations (e.g., Seventh-Day Baptists and Seventh-Day Adventists ) replace Sunday with Saturday. In Islam, Friday is the weekly day of public prayer.

2006-06-18 04:14:04 · answer #8 · answered by Comsig12 1 · 0 0

Saturday. It is when God rested. Sunday is the first day of the week.

2006-06-18 03:19:20 · answer #9 · answered by J. 7 · 0 0

Friday

2006-06-18 03:23:37 · answer #10 · answered by Jade Ariana 3 · 0 0

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