It originates from sabbath being the seventh day of the week. My guess is that at some point it was made into a two-day feast and then it became more convenient to start counting the week from the first working day.
wurstgulasch3000@feddit.org 3 months ago
Countries where the week starts on Sunday: explain yourselves
ptu@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
lengau@midwest.social 3 months ago
Seriously.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Do you like starting the week on a Monday?
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
it makes sense to me; you rest at the end of the weed and start the next day with work
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 months ago
But here you get rest at the end of the week and start the week with rest.