The History of Why Sunday is a Worldwide Holiday

Sunday is the day that almost everyone looks forward to, from school children, students to even those of us who are already working. This is because Sunday is the only red date for those who are used to being active for six days from Monday to Saturday.

Except for civil servants, who usually have two red dates in their weekly calendar, namely Saturday and Sunday.

Do you know why the holiday was dropped on Sunday, instead of Saturday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday or Monday. Almost in some countries in fact also make Sunday as a holiday. Except for Saudi Arabia and several countries in the Middle East where the majority of the population is Muslim. This is because the Muslim community there thinks that Friday is the best day, especially for worship. Because the day is a holiday, people can freely worship.

Quoted from several sources, it turns out that the history of Sunday being a holiday is derived from the Ancient Roman tradition in Italy.

In the past, the Ancient Romans centered in Italy controlled many countries in Europe. Their territory reached the Netherlands, England, France, Germany, and others.

Well since that time, the Ancient Romans already had the belief that Sunday was a good day to worship. So they closed all their activities on Sundays.

The Romans also had a habit of always marking Sundays and other important days in red. This influence then spread to the territories of the Romans. One of them, the Netherlands. The Dutch then colonized and controlled Indonesia. Since then, Sunday has been designated as a holiday for Indonesian workers.

Finally, the tradition of the Sunday holiday continues. Until now, the tradition of holidays on Sundays still applies in Indonesia. With the reason, people have worked hard for six days, so they need time to rest or take a vacation.

Well, that was the origin, yes, why is Sunday designated as a holiday.