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Emperor Constantine adopted the seven-day week for official use in 321 AD, making the Day of the Sun (dies Solis, "Sunday") a legal holiday. [2] In the international standard ISO 8601, Monday is treated as the first day of the week, but in many countries it is counted as the second day of the week.
The day is considered from sunrise to next sunrise and for the first day of the solar months, the Orissa rule is observed: day 1 of the month occurs on the day of the transition of monthly constellations, or sangrānd in Punjabi. [13] [14] The Punjabi Calendar stands as a timeless emblem of tradition within the vibrant tapestry of Punjabi culture.
4 December: December 2009 Rawalpindi attack, 40 killed. 12 December: Operation Rah-e-Nijat ends in a Pakistani victory. 2009: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2009, 50 terrorist, insurgent and sectarian-related incidents that killed 180 people and injured 300. 2009: Drone strike in Pakistan, 54 strikes killed 387 militants, 92 unknown and 70 ...
Pakistan Day: یوم پاکستان. Yōum-e-Pākistān. Commemorates the Lahore Resolution, which formally demanded an independent Muslim-majority state to be created out of British India. The republic was also declared on this day in 1956. 1 May Labour Day: یوم مزدور. Yōum-e-Mazdoor. Celebrates the achievements of Labour. 14 August ...
In terms of time usage, both the 24-hour clock and 12-hour clock are widely used in the country. The 12-hour notation is widely used in daily life, written communication, and is used in spoken language. The 24-hour notation is used in situations where there would be widespread ambiguity. Examples include railway timetables, plane departure and ...
Shanbeh. Shanbeh ( Persian: شنبه Šanbe; Tajik: Шанбе Šanbe) is the name of the first day of the week in the Persian language and the Solar Hijri calendar, mainly used in Iran and Afghanistan. The week names are also used in Tajik, a Cyrillic based standard of Persian, though Tajikistan does not use the Solar Hijri Calendar.
December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) ... American guitarist and educator (d. 2009) 1908 – Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982)
For determination of the day of the week (1 January 2000, Saturday) the day of the month: 1 ~ 31 (1) the month: (6) the year: (0) the century mod 4 for the Gregorian calendar and mod 7 for the Julian calendar (0). adding 1+6+0+0=7. Dividing by 7 leaves a remainder of 0, so the day of the week is Saturday.