Monday 54406 225767872 2008-07-15T08:57:38Z Soman 67221 /* See also */ sindhi iw {{Unreferenced|date=February 2007}} {{otheruses1|the day of the week}} [[Image:Galileo_moon_phases.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Galileo|Galileo's]] 1616 drawings of the [[Moon]] and its phases. Monday is named after the Moon in many cultures.]] '''Monday''' (pron. {{IPAEng|ˈmʌndeɪ, ˈmʌndi}}) is the [[day of the week]] between [[Sunday]] and [[Tuesday]]. ==Origins of the name== The name of the day's origins revolve mostly around the [[moon]], which in turn gets its name from [[Mani (god)|Mani]] ([[Old English language|Old English]] ''Mona''), the [[Germanic mythology|Germanic]] [[moon]] god. Similarly, the names in Latin-based languages such as the [[Italian language|Italian]] name (''Lunedì''), the [[French language|French]] name (''lundi''), the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] name (''lunes''), and the [[Romanian language|Romanian]] name (''Luni'') come from the [[Latin]] name for [[moon]], ''luna''. The [[Russian language|Russian]] word, eschewing pagan names, is понедельник (''poniediélnik''), meaning "after Sunday." In most of the Indian Languages, the word for Monday is ''Somvar'', with ''Soma'' being the ''Sanskrit'' name for the moon. The [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word for Monday is getsuyōbi (月曜日) which means ''day of the moon''. ''See [[Days_of_the_week#In_other_languages|here]] and [[Days_of_the_week#Cross-linguistic_overview|here]] for a more comprehensive explanation.'' ==Position in the week== In many cultures, Monday is held to be the first day of the week. This is the case in most of [[Europe]], parts of [[Africa]], [[South America]] and [[Australia]]. In [[Asia]] – because the western calendar system was introduced only during the 20th century – many languages refer to Monday as the "day of the beginning". For example, Monday is ''xingqi yi (星期一)'' in [[Chinese language|Chinese]], meaning day one of the week. The international standard, [[ISO 8601]], defines Monday as the first day of the week. But according to the [[Judeo-Christian]] count, Monday is the second day, the first being Sunday. This is also the standard format in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. Its name in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[Georgian language|Georgian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Syriac language|Syriac]] means "second day". [[Religious Society of Friends|Quakers]] also traditionally refer to Monday as "Second Day" eschewing the [[Paganism|pagan]] origin of the English name "Monday". For similar reasons the official [[Liturgical year|liturgical calendar]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] refers to Monday as "[[Feria]] II". (The [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] name for Monday reflects this, as do all the days' names except [[Saturday]] and [[Sunday]]: the Portuguese word for Monday is ''segunda-feira.'') Modern culture usually looks at Monday as the beginning of the [[workweek]], as it is typically Monday when adults go back to work and children back to school after the [[weekend]]. Thus, Mondays are often seen as a misfortune. In Middle Eastern countries, however, the beginning of the workweek is usually [[Saturday]] ([[Thursday]] and [[Friday]] are observed as the weekend). In Israel, Sunday is the first day of the workweek. Friday is half a work day and Friday night and Saturday are the Sabbath. ==Religious observances== In [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]] Mondays are considered auspicious days for fasting. The [[Didache]] warned early [[Christians]] not to fast on Mondays to avoid [[Judaizers|Judaizing]], and suggests Wednesdays instead. In Judaism the [[Torah]] is read in public on Monday mornings, and special penitential prayers are said on Monday, unless there is a special occasion for happiness which cancels them. In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] Mondays are days on which the [[Angel]]s are commemorated. The [[Octoechos (liturgy)|Octoechos]] contains [[hymn]]s on this theme, arranged in an eight-week cycle, that are chanted on Mondays throughout the year. At the end of [[Divine Services]] on Monday, the [[dismissal]] begins with the words: "May Christ our True God, through the [[intercession]]s of his most-pure [[Theotokos|Mother]], of the honorable, Bodiless Powers (i.e., the angels) of [[Heaven]]…". In many Eastern [[monastery|monasteries]] Mondays are observed as [[fast day]]s; because Mondays are dedicated to the angels, and [[monk]]s strive to live an angelic life. In these monasteries the monks abstain from meat, fowl, dairy products, fish, wine and oil (if a [[feast day]] occurs on a Monday, fish, wine and oil may be allowed, depending upon the particular feast). ==Cultural references== [[Image:PostcardMondayMorningInNewYorkCity1907.jpg|thumb|right|This postcard, sent in 1907 and captioned "Monday Morning in N. Y. City", reflects the tradition of Monday as a day for washing clothes]] In the [[Monday's Child|folk rhyme]], "Monday's child is fair of face". In Thailand, the color associated with Monday is yellow, see [[Thai solar calendar]] [[The Boomtown Rats]] have a famous song called "[[I Don't Like Mondays]]". Through the movie [[Office Space]] the quote "Someone is having a case of the Mondays!" entered the pop culture lexicon. In the Garfield Comics and Shows, one of the things Garfield hates is Monday ==Common occurences== {{Expand-section|date=April 2008}} ===United Kingdom=== In the UK, most regional media programs focus on the weekend's sport events, since there is very rarely in-depth regional news at the weekends. ==Astrology== {{Expand-section|date=April 2008}} ==Named days== *[[Big Monday]] *[[Black Monday]] *[[Blue Monday (date)|Blue Monday]] *[[Clean Monday]] (Ash Monday) *[[Cyber Monday]] *[[Easter Monday]] ''also Bright Monday or Wet Monday'' *[[First Monday]] *[[Handsel Monday]] *[[Miracle Monday]] *[[Plough Monday]] *[[Shrove Monday]] *Weather Market Monday. The day when [[commodity markets]] add or subtract weather premium. *[[Wet Monday]] *[[Whit Monday]] ==See also== {{Wiktionary}} *[[Monday Club]] *[[Monday demonstrations]] *[[Monday Night Football]] *[[Monday Night Wars]] *[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]] *[[Saint Monday]] {{Days of the week}} [[Category:Monday| ]] [[Category:Days of the week]] [[Category:Eastern liturgy]] [[Category:Fasting]] [[af:Maandag]] [[als:Montag]] [[am:ሰኞ]] [[ang:Mōnandæg]] [[ar:الاثنين]] [[frp:Delon]] [[ast:Llunes]] [[gn:Arakõi]] [[az:Bazar ertəsi]] [[bn:সোমবার]] [[be-x-old:Панядзелак]] [[bs:Ponedjeljak]] [[br:Lun (deiz)]] [[bg:Понеделник]] [[ca:Dilluns]] [[cv:Тунтикун]] [[ceb:Lunes]] [[cs:Pondělí]] [[co:Luni]] [[cy:Dydd Llun]] [[da:Mandag]] [[de:Montag]] [[et:Esmaspäev]] [[el:Δευτέρα]] [[es:Lunes]] [[eo:Lundo]] [[eu:Astelehen]] [[ee:Dzoɖagbe]] [[fa:دوشنبه]] [[fo:Mánadagur]] [[fr:Lundi]] [[fy:Moandei]] [[fur:Lunis]] [[ga:Luan]] [[gd:Di-Luain]] [[gl:Luns]] [[ko:월요일]] [[hy:Երկուշաբթի]] [[hi:सोमवार]] [[hr:Ponedjeljak]] [[ilo:Lunes]] [[id:Senin]] [[ia:Lunedi]] [[iu:ᒧᓇᑖᒃ/munataaq]] [[is:Mánudagur]] [[it:Lunedì]] [[he:יום שני]] [[jv:Senèn]] [[kn:ಸೋಮವಾರ]] [[ka:ორშაბათი]] [[kk:Дүйсенбі]] [[kw:Dy' Lun]] [[ky:Дүйшөмбү]] [[sw:Jumatatu]] [[ht:Lendi]] [[ku:Duşem]] [[lad:Lunes]] [[la:Dies lunae]] [[lv:Pirmdiena]] [[lb:Méindeg]] [[lt:Pirmadienis]] [[lmo:Lündesdí]] [[hu:Hétfő]] [[mk:Понеделник]] [[ms:Isnin]] [[nah:Mētztlitōnal]] [[nl:Maandag]] [[nds-nl:Maondag]] [[ne:सोमवार]] [[ja:月曜日]] [[nap:Lunnerì]] [[no:Mandag]] [[nn:Måndag]] [[nrm:Lundi]] [[oc:Diluns]] [[uz:Dushanba]] [[pms:Lùn-es]] [[nds:Maandag]] [[pl:Poniedziałek]] [[pt:Segunda-feira]] [[ksh:Moondach]] [[ro:Luni]] [[qu:Killachaw]] [[ru:Понедельник]] [[sco:Monanday]] [[sq:E hëna]] [[simple:Monday]] [[sd:سومر]] [[sk:Pondelok]] [[cu:Понедѣл҄ьникъ]] [[sl:Ponedeljek]] [[so:Isniin]] [[sr:Понедељак]] [[sh:Ponedeljak]] [[su:Senén]] [[fi:Maanantai]] [[sv:Måndag]] [[tl:Lunes]] [[ta:திங்கள் (கிழமை)]] [[tt:Düşämbe]] [[th:วันจันทร์]] [[vi:Thứ Hai]] [[tpi:Mande]] [[tr:Pazartesi]] [[bug:Senin]] [[uk:Понеділок]] [[ur:پیر]] [[vec:Luni]] [[fiu-vro:Iispäiv]] [[wa:Londi]] [[vls:Moandag]] [[yi:מאנטיק]] [[yo:Ọjọ́ Ajé]] [[zh-yue:星期一]] [[cbk-zam:Lunes]] [[bat-smg:Pėrmadėinis]] [[zh:星期一]]