Which do you consider the first day of the week - Sunday or Monday?

Like you, I also consider Monday as the first day of the week, since it is the start of working days. It is a belief that Sunday is really the first day of the week, but in our practice, since work mostly starts on Monday, we consider it as the first day of the week. This is a good discussion. Hope you receive many responses. Happy myLotting!

Maybe i forgot the date of each day.I stay in my house everyday until sometime i didn't look on calendar.

I consider Monday to be my first day of the week, and Sunday to be my last day of the week. The only reason I have for that is that Monday always starts off my school days, and Sunday is the last day to rest before I go back to school.

Yes Monday is definitely the beginning of the week for me too. I think that maybe the reason Sunday is also considered the first day may have to do with religion as Sunday is a religious day of prayer in some religions.

I always consider Monday as the first day of the week because schools always start on Mondays and that's when the teachers, principals, and most parents start working. Even though some people do work on the weekends, I think most of the people have the weekends off to relax, go shop, have fun with their friends and family, and catch up on things.

I was taught from an early age that Sunday was the first day of the week. But I have always thought that Monday is a more appropriate day for the beginning of the week as daily rythms of work and school mean we usually start back on a Monday. Sunday feels more like the end of a week. A day of rest.

I definitely consider Monday to be the start of the week...your reasoning is the same as mine, Sunday is a day where I relax and not worry about things, but Monday is the start of new tasks for the week, its no longer relaxing. The week should be a cycle that starts with productiveness and ends with the reward of relaxation.

Also, for me, the first day of the week is Monday since I start working on Monday. And Sunday is the last day for me because it's my day of rest so it's my 7th day. It's just confusing sometimes because kids in the school are being taught that the first day of the week is Sunday. Sometimes I just forget that and when they ask me what's the first day of the week ,I would say Monday. :)

I thought all this while that Monday is the first day of the week since in Malaysia, we off on Sat & Sunday. Until my son told me " Mummy, in the calendar, Sunday is the first day".. I really got a shock..lol Later I found out that in Jewish law Sunday is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week. Sunday also considered first day of the week in United States and Japan. But in United Kingdoms, it is considered the Seventh Day of the working week / civil week.

I will consider Sunday is still the start of the week, but trickily Monday is the start of a working week.. :) Sometimes me too had the "blues" day while going to work on Monday, however come Friday, I will also be lazy since I know it's gonna be a weekend soon... but now, everyday is just the same as I got a new job as mummy, and whether it's anyday, the work still need to be carried out... muahahah LOL

Monday is my first day of the week because like the story in the Bible, God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. So i consider Sunday as the last day and is used for relaxation or going to church to pray.Ü

Although Sunday is the first day of the week, I have been brought up recognising Monday as the first day of the week for as long as I can remember. When I was schooling, Sunday was play day and Monday is school day. When I was working, Monday has always been a blue day and Sunday, the day to relax, unwind to get ready for Monday.

Thousands of years ago, Sunday was the first day of the week during the reign of Emperor Constantine in the 4th century. It change later to Monday by missionaries till now. So for me, Monday is the first day of the week. :)

i consider monday the first dy of the week because i have to go to school and all of that. sunday seems to be either relaxing time or church day.

I class Monday as the start of the week - even though I can sometimes be off on Mondays and working Sunday it still feels like Monday is the start! It's starnge isn't it? lol

According to me, the first day of the week is Monday. I always think so. Because I will study from Monday to Friday, however, I will have rest on Saturday and Sunday. So I think the first day of the week is Monday, because it means the beginning of my study.

Hello there, for me, Monday is definitely the first day of the week. Cos on Monday, I got to do all the routine things all over again, like waking up at 6 am, then wake my daughters up for school, prepare breakfast, etc..... Previously, when I was working full time from Monday to Friday, I always have Monday blues every week without fail....hahaha....Now, I am a stay home mum, but I still got Monday blue due to my daughters. Cheers =))

hi submerryn :) According to me....monday is only first day of the week...because i got college till saturday....for me sunday is only holiday and resting day too...!!i get a feel that monday is only starting day of the week....!! happy mylotting :)

For me Monday is the first day,what to do its my mind set.Here in our country of course most of the countries have the system of following Sunday and Saturday as week ends and here too.That made a mind set of mine to be Monday the first day of the week.

I always think that Monday is the 1st day of the week despite I work 5 days in a week. Sunday is a rest day for me to recharge my battery and I will always feel the Monday blues on Sunday evening. Monday is the day to kick of the new working week and most of the planning takes place on Monday. So to me, Monday is definitely the first day of the week..