In parts of the world such as The United States, The United Kingdom, and Canada, many people consider Sunday to be the start of the week. There are both religious and secular reasons behind this. For those of Christian faith, Sunday is the most important day of the week, the day when churches gather and many congregations have Mass/Communion together. For others, Sunday is a day off to recharge the batteries and prepare for work on Monday.
Sunday is only an important day to those of the Christian faith. Saturday, The Sabbath, is more important in Judaism. For Muslims, Friday is the most important day, as that is when believers meet in congregations to pray, or 'Youm Jumu'ah'.
Sunday has not always been the most important day of the week in Christianity. Early Christians kept their religious practices in line with Judaism, which meant observing the Sabbath, 'remembering' it, and keeping it holy.
At some point in time, Christians changed their day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. Some clues to this change can be found in some early Christian writing such as Justin Martyr who was born in 100AD. In his work 'Apologies and Dialogue with Trypho' he writes about the need for a new day of celebration. He describes Sunday as the logical choice since Christ's resurrection was on a Sunday, it commemorated the first day of creation, and the day, in Martyr's words, "possesses a certain mysterious import,".
With the change of days and a dedication to worship on a Sunday, Christians also took the core principle of rest, which is at the heart of the Sabbath, and Sunday became known as a Christian day of rest.
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