Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex...
by less_less on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:34PM
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> - Per my knowledge US is the only country which stubbornly (and illogically) considers Sunday to be the first day of the week;
It's not the only one. In Portuguese, the names of Monday .. Friday are literally "second .. sixth fair [day]", with Saturday and Sunday being "sábado" (sabbath) and "domingo" (lord's day).
I'm not sure which other countries follow the convention, but it's the numbering used in the Bible so I would be surprised if there aren't others.
It's not the only one. In Portuguese, the names of Monday .. Friday are literally "second .. sixth fair [day]", with Saturday and Sunday being "sábado" (sabbath) and "domingo" (lord's day).
I'm not sure which other countries follow the convention, but it's the numbering used in the Bible so I would be surprised if there aren't others.