• Psythik@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      Yeah seriously, this annoys me so much, that I changed the calendars on my phone and PC to start the week on Monday. It simply makes more sense.

      • セリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        20 hours 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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          19 hours 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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          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.

    • Jayjader@jlai.lu
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      24 hours ago

      Week starts with church day, as God intended!

      (I don’t actually know the reason, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the reasoning for the Gregorian calendar)