Having experienced LOOONG lockdown, stay at home, isolation etc etc, due to pandemic. We as a family decided for a Day Out, YES, you read it right. Of course, fully, "Covid 19 Complaint" trip. With safety norms and decided for a place which is pet friendly too. Thanks to my children who are smartly to research and plan the plan, which is safe for all including my dad who's a super senior citizens in his 85.
As they did most of the plan, including execution, I had luxury of pondering on, "How Sunday Holiday Started In India!" in particular and worldwide in general and here are few findings based on my research at 6:00 AM , today a Sunday. Read on.....
Few findings are here..
"Britishers are the first who started Sunday from 1843 as a holiday in India because In Christianity, God created this world in 6 days,and sunday he took rest". However, there are some interesting findings on why and how Britishers announced Sunday as a holiday. Read on.....
Technically, Sunday is the first day of the week because it always has been. However, this is based on the concept that the seventh day is a day of rest and the original sabbath in the Judaeo Christian system was Saturday, ie. the end of the week.
Sunday comes from Old English “Sunnandæg," which is derived from a Germanic interpretation of the Latin dies solis, "sun's day." Germanic and Norse mythology personify the sun as a goddess named Sunna or Sól
Now, it's time top pay attention, as you read. After working hard for all week long, we all keenly wait for Sunday. Because it is the day when all the offices, schools, colleges are closed. But have you ever guys thought why Sunday is celebrated as a public holiday? Thanks to Humor Nation. Let's take a look at the interesting reason behind why Sunday is declared a public holiday all across the world.
When India was under the British rule, the mill workers in India had to work hard for all seven days of a week. They didn’t get any holiday or any kind of leave to get rest. The British officials and workers would go to church every sunday and offer their prayers while there was no such tradition for the Indian mill workers.
At the point of time, Narayan Meghaji Lokhande was the leader of the mill workers, he presented a proposal of a weekly holiday in front of the Britishers. He said, “After working hard for six days, the workers should get a day to serve their country and society. Sunday is the day of the Hindu deity ‘Khandoba’. Hence Sunday should be declared as a holiday”. But the British officials rejected his proposal.
Lokhande didn’t accept the defeat, he continued his struggle. After a 7-year long struggle, on 10th June 1890, British Government declared sunday as a holiday. What’s surprising is that Indian government never issued any orders regarding this holiday.
According to the International Organization for Standardization ISO 8601, Sunday is the 7th and also the last day of the week. In 1844, the governor general of British, introduced the provision of ‘Sunday Holiday’ for the school going students. The reason behind it was to allow students to engage in some creative activities on this day and take a break from the routine academics.
According ot the Hindu Calender, the week starts with Sunday. It is the day of the ‘Surya Devta’, as per the Hindu tradition, it is the day when Surya and all the other gods and goddesses are worshipped. By doing so, it is believed that peace and prosperity comes in life. And to make sure that the worshippers don’t face any problems in following their tradition, the day Sunday has been considered a holiday.
Thanks to world wide web, yes thanks to Internet and also Anshay Tomar, as his contribution was inspiring. source: https://thehumornation.com/why-sunday-is-a-holiday/
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