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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Origin of Sunday Holidays


Origin of Sunday Holidays

Each nation has a different holiday traditions. The Arabs think Friday is a day for worship so that the Arabs off. Another Jewish people who think Saturday is a day of worship, so they are off on Saturday.

And what about the day of the week which is a public holiday in Indonesia and the majority of countries in the world?

Here's its history, the tradition of a holiday on Sunday comes from the ancient Roman tradition in Italy. At that time the ancient Romans to worship on Sundays. By the ingredients, a Roman holiday on Sunday. In addition, the Romans always mark holidays and other important days in red.


At that time the Romans mastered many countries in Europe. Roman rule until the Dutch, English, French, German, and others. Holiday tradition on Sunday and then applied in Roman-occupied Countries. Countries including the Netherlands. Dutch state then colonized Indonesia for 350 years. The Dutch in Indonesia to implement a holiday tradition on Sundays.

Until now, the tradition of the Sunday holiday is still used in Indonesia. The reason, for 6 days people had to work hard and need a holiday. Government of Indonesia has set Sunday as a national holiday. Calendar Indonesia also color the other holidays in red. Sunday holiday tradition continues to be used in many countries until now. Included also marks important dates in red.

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