Sunday

Sunday is the first day of the week in the American calendar. Its name comes from the Sun. Unlike the other days of the week, Sunday is not named after pagan gods (Woden, Thor, Frey).

The Bible tells us to Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. However this was told by Moses to the Jews, not by Jesus. For this reason Jews worship on Saturday instead of Sunday.[1]

Most people go to church on Sunday. Many places, like banks and stores, are closed. Some cities have what are called blue laws that prevent people from working on Sunday (also see: Lemon test).

Traditional, Quakers objected to the traditional names of the days because of their pagan derivation, and refer to Sunday as "First day," Monday as "Second day," and so forth. Modern Quakers use the usual names in daily life, but refer to Sunday as "First day" in any Quaker context (for example, religious education classes are called "First day school.")

According to Exodus 35:2 (King James), "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death."

Sunday -- Monday -- Tuesday -- Wednesday -- Thursday -- Friday -- Saturday