Re: Naming days of the week and months of the year????
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Friday, April 27, 2001, 2:18 |
|---|
Fabian wrote:
> a) ...and on the seventh day HE rested... Well, the rest day is Sunday, so
> day one must have been Monday.
The restday is Sunday for CHRISTIANS, for Jews the rest day is
*Saturday*.
But, actually, the Babylonians who originally invented it appear to have
used Saturday as the FIRST day of the week, later moved to Sunday which
is when the Hebrews picked it up.
--
Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon
A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb
ICQ: 18656696
AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42