# How many cultures still regard the rising of the sun as the official start of the day?

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Sure, it’s another example of Eurocentrism where a practice that originated in Europe, where it makes a lot of sense, got exported globally.

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> That’s Jewish. When you can’t tell a red thread from a black one, it’s night.

But when you can’t tell “Cursed be Haman” from “Blessed be Mordecai,” it’s time to stop drinking.

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