Sunday
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Sunday is the first day of the week in many cultures, widely recognized in Christianity as a principal day of worship and rest.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | day of the week ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Sun ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Christian holy days
ⓘ
days named after celestial bodies ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
Julian calendar ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Friday as Muslim congregational day
ⓘ
Saturday as Jewish Sabbath ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
day for religious observance in Christian-majority societies
ⓘ
day for sports events in many countries ⓘ day for weekly rest in labor laws of some countries ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Latin dies solis
ⓘ
Old English Sunnandæg ⓘ |
| follows | Saturday ⓘ |
| hasColorAssociation | gold in some traditions ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | occurs once every seven days ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | white in some Christian traditions ⓘ |
| hasOppositeConcept | weekday ⓘ |
| hasPlanetAssociation | Sun in classical astrology ⓘ |
| holidayPattern | many public holidays are moved to Sunday or Monday near it ⓘ |
| ISO8601Position | day 7 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject to Sunday trading restrictions in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sun
ⓘ
surface form:
the Sun
|
| observedAs | Christian Sabbath in many traditions ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| positionInWeek |
first day in many cultures
ⓘ
seventh day in some cultures ⓘ |
| precedes | Monday ⓘ |
| recognizedInStandard | ISO 8601 ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Christian day of rest
ⓘ
principal day of Christian worship ⓘ |
| socialRole |
common day for weekly religious education classes
ⓘ
marker of the end of the week for many people ⓘ |
| timeCategory | weekend day in Western culture ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
church services in Christianity
ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ leisure activities ⓘ rest ⓘ |
| typicalBusinessStatus | reduced business hours in many regions ⓘ |
| usedInExpression |
Sunday best
ⓘ
Sunday driver ⓘ Sunday school ⓘ |
| weekendStatus | part of the weekend in many countries ⓘ |
| workStatus | common non-working day in many countries ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.