Corner

•Sunday is named after and dedicated to the Sun. The word “Sunday” is derived from the Old English word Sonnendaeg, which translates to “Sun’s Day.”

•In Roman culture, Sunday was the day of the Sun god Sol. In Paganism, the sun was the source of life and giver of warmth and illumination to mankind. There was even a popular cult among the Romans who would stand at dawn on a Sunday to catch the first rays of sunshine as they prayed.

•In some Slavic languages like Polish, Ukrainian, Croatian and Bulgarian, the word for Sunday means “no work.”

•Many countries in Europe — like France, Sweden, Germany and Belgium — choose to hold their national and local elections on Sunday, either by law or tradition.

•In most Middle Eastern countries, Sunday is the first day of the working week.

•Months that begin on a Sun- day always have a Friday the 13th in them.

•There is an outdated law in Salt Lake City, which states you can be fined up to $1,000 for whistling on a Sunday.

•The Sunday roast is a common meal in the U.K., consisting of roasted meat and potatoes, as well as a variety of side dishes, which are usually roasted, too.

•The ice cream sundae was invented to substitute for ice cream soda when it became illegal to serve soda on Sundays in Illinois.

•U2’s song “Sunday Bloody Sunday” refers to the 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, where British troops shot and killed 13 civil rights protesters, also injuring 17.

• Black Sunday refers to the worst dust storm in U.S. history. On Sunday, April 14, 1935, the storm ripped through the U.S. Midwest, destroying homes and crops and leaving hundreds dead. Hundreds of thousands of people were also left homeless.