What is the 'first' day of the week?

Question:Everyone, what is the 'first' day of the week? Sunday? Monday? What culture/religion are you from (<--this might change the answer!)

Answers:
For the Judeo-Christian world it would be the day after Sabbath.

The concept of a day of rest originated with the Jews and refers to the Old Testament (Genesis 2:2-3).

Shabbat('day of rest' in Hebrew) was considered to be from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday. The first day of the week would then begin on Saturday evening

In 313 AD the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine declared Sunday (honouring Apollo) become the day of rest. In 364 it was made official in the Roman world,

For most people the week begins on a Monday, back to work. In hospitality the weekends are usually Tuesday, Wednesday so the week starts on Thursday.
Sunday is the first day of the week as it starts with the Sabbath. (C of E - christian - UK)
monday
in the USA, Sunday is the first day of the week (amongst Christians)
Sunday, although for the work week--it's Monday.
monday---
bacause God create the first things in this day
it isnt sunday because that day is sabbath
I'm from IRAN. Here, Saturday is the first day of the week.
For Christians, Monday is the first day.
In America, Sunday.

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