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Between the first and third centuries CE, the Roman Empire gradually replaced the eight-day Roman nundinal cycle with the seven-day week. The earliest evidence for this new system is a Pompeiian graffito referring to 6 February (ante diem viii idus Februarias) of the year 60 CE as dies solis ("Sunday"). [3]
In many European countries, calendars show Monday as the first day of the week, [11] which follows the ISO 8601 standard. In the Persian calendar, used in Iran and Afghanistan, Sunday is the second day of the week. However, it is called "number one" as counting starts from zero; the first day - Saturday - is denoted as day zero.
The continuous seven-day cycle of the days of the week can be traced back to the reign of Augustus; the first identifiable date cited complete with day of the week is 6 February 60 CE, identified as a "Sunday" (as viii idus Februarius dies solis "eighth day before the ides of February, day of the Sun") in a Pompeiian graffito.
No day of Chol HaMoed Passover coincides with the Sabbath. Song of Songs, which is usually read on the Sabbath of Chol HaMoed, is thus read on the first day of Passover in Israel and on the eighth day in the diaspora. The eruv tavshilin is prepared prior to the final day(s) of Passover (in both the diaspora and Israel).
Monday is the day of the week that takes place between Sunday and Tuesday. [1] According to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 8601 standard, it is the first day of the week. [2]
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In numerical calculation, the days of the week are represented as weekday numbers. If Monday is the first day of the week, the days may be coded 1 to 7, for Monday through Sunday, as is practiced in ISO 8601.