Days of The Week

There are seven days in a week.

Examples	Name
	Monday
	Tuesday
	Wednesday
	Thursday
	Friday
	Saturday
	Sunday

And that after Sunday, it is Monday again!

Round and round every seven days.

Seven days together make a week. A week can be any period of seven days.

1 Week = 7 Days

About days of the week:

• According to international standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week. It is followed by Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday is the 7th and final day.
• Although this is the international standard, several countries, including the United states, Canada, and Australia consider Sunday as the start of the week.
• The names of the 7 days of the week in most Latin-based languages come from the Roman calendar, which related each day with 7 celestial bodies considered to be gods: The Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
• The 7-day-week provides a clear method of representing dates and times to avoid misinterpretation between people from different countries with varying traditions for writing numeric dates and times.

Interesting facts:

• The first day of the week varies in different cultures.
• The Christian or Western world marks Sunday as their day of rest and worship.
• Muslims refer to Friday as their day of rest and prayer.
• The Jewish calendar counts Saturday as the day of rest and worship.