• セリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 days ago

    Why do France, a country with a big christian influence, starts on monday then? And most european countries too

    And I thought that in those religions God rested on the last day or something

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      5 days ago

      Germany switched to starting Monday in 1969/1976. Before, since the middle age, it had been practice to start the week on Sunday. However, I don’t know why this was changed.

      Traditionally, the seventh, “no-work”, day is Sabbat, which happens to be on Saturday.

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      5 days ago

      Wouldn’t the day God rested have been the first full day humanity existed, and so the first day of the week (and of all time). I don’t really use a particular day to start my week personally, I keep my calendars in day by day mode.