It would seem that the 7th-day-off holiday is a Judeo-Christian custom that might be ignored in places with other traditions. On the other hand, after the Age of Empirialism, a lot of European customs would remain behind.
I’m not sure I can remember accurately that far back, but I believe that until this century many people had to work 7 days a week and if they got a day off, it wasn’t necessarily Sunday. Even the schoolmarm, who taught school six days a week had to teach Sunday school on Sunday.
England, certainly a Christian country, was nortorious for workhouses and child labor, through a rich history of serfdom and the class system. Russia was no worker’s paradise either, before OR after the 1917 revolution.
I’m not saying that people didn’t want to try to take the Sabbath off (Sunday for some, Saturday for others, other days for different folks with different strokes). The bible gave people the day off, and practicality added it’s impetus. But people who DID take the Sabbath off did so with the specific intent of going to a worship service.
Nowdays, the worship service seems to be at the bank ot the brokerage accounts. I’m not judging. I don’t go to church. I’m just observing.
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England, certainly a Christian country, was nortorious for workhouses and child labor, through a rich history of serfdom and the class system.
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At least we didn’t have slaves - and haven’t had serfs since about the year 1350. Class system still working though.
I’m curious to know how you came to this conclusion? With the best will in the world, I’m not sure we can truthfully claim that.
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Charley.