Editing Sunday (section)

{{short description|Day of the week}}
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{{Distinguish|Sundae}}
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[[File:Pierre-Le-Moyne-De-l'art-de-regner MGG 0910.tif|thumb|''Sol Iustitiae (Sun of [[Righteousness]])'', derived from the [[Hebrew Bible|Judeo-Christian Bible]], Malachi 4:2. By [[Albrecht Dürer]], {{circa|1499/1500}}]]

'''Sunday''' (Latin: ''dies solis'' meaning "day of the sun") is the [[day]] of the [[week]] between [[Saturday]] and [[Monday]]. Sunday is a [[Christian sabbath|day of rest]] in most [[Western countries]] and a part of the [[Workweek and weekend|weekend]]. In some [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] countries, Sunday is a weekday.<ref>{{Cite web |last=National |first=The |date=2021-12-07 |title=Which countries have a Friday-Saturday weekend? |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2021/12/07/when-is-the-weekend-in-the-arab-world/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>

For most [[Christians]], Sunday is observed as a day of worship and rest, holding it as the [[Lord's Day]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunday {{!}} Rest, Worship, Reflection {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sunday-day-of-week |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> and the day of Christ's resurrection; in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Japan]], as well as in parts of [[South America]], Sunday is the first day of the week.<ref name="Lyons2019">{{cite web |last1=Lyons |first1=Gabrielle |title=Sunday Vs Monday: Which day do you consider the start of the week? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-18/which-day-do-you-consider-the-start-of-the-week/11346348 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |language=English |date=17 August 2019}}</ref> According to the [[Islamic calendar]], [[Hebrew calendar]] and traditional calendars (including Christian calendars) Sunday is the first day of the week; [[Quaker Christian]]s call Sunday the "first day" in accordance with their [[testimony of simplicity]].<ref name="Lapsansky2003">{{cite book |last1=Lapsansky |first1=Emma Jones |title=Quaker Aesthetics: Reflections on a Quaker Ethic in American Design and Consumption, 1720-1920 |date=26 January 2003 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=978-0-8122-3692-7 |page=65 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bible (King James)/Matthew - Wikisource, the free online library |url=https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#Chapter_28 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=en.wikisource.org |language=en}}</ref> The [[International Organization for Standardization]] [[ISO 8601]], which is based in [[Switzerland]], calls Sunday the seventh day of the week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISO 8601-1:2019(en) Date and time — Representations for information interchange — Part 1: Basic rules |url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso:8601:-1:ed-1:v1:en |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.iso.org}}</ref><ref name="npl.co.uk">"Monday shall be identified as calendar day [1] of any calendar week, and subsequent calendar days of the same calendar week shall be numbered in ascending sequence to Sunday (calendar day [7])."
Further discussion: UK National Physical Laboratory: "Which is the first day of the week? And which is week 1 of the year? (FAQ - Time)": |http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/time/faqs/which-is-the-first-day-of-the-week-and-which-is-week-1-of-the-year-(faq-time) (Archive here: https://archive.today/20160716145156/http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/time/faqs/which-is-the-first-day-of-the-week-and-which-is-week-1-of-the-year-(faq-time)</ref>