Sunday roast and the Sabbath

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MaryM

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It is a bit confusing that Sunday is traditionally the weekly day of rest but also when the traditional Sunday roast is eaten, certainly in the UK.

Cooking, eating and washing up on a Sunday is actually a lot of work - at least in my house. Certainly not restful in that aspect!

I certainly enjoy it and look forward to it all week. It is our weekly feast.
When we attend church we still always arrive back in time to cook and eat it.

So how did the two traditions evolve together? What happens to those who observe the Sabbath strictly, do they not eat on a Sunday?
 
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Lynx

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Sunday roast? Y'all have a tradition of insulting people for comedy on Sundays? Weird...

Oh wait, wrong kind of roast.

Working hard on Sunday is a housewife's reality in a lot of families. So much for a day of rest.

MaryM said:
So how did the two traditions evolve together? What happens to those who observe the Sabbath strictly, do they not eat on a Sunday?
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Taking a day of rest is not really a tradition though. It's something God said to do. Sunday roast is a tradition. If you skip Sunday roast you can just open a can of beans or something. If you skip taking a day to rest you start developing all kinds of health issues that would never have cropped up if you had let your body repair itself once a week.
 
Moses_Young

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MaryM said:
It is a bit confusing that Sunday is traditionally the weekly day of rest but also when the traditional Sunday roast is eaten, certainly in the UK.

Cooking, eating and washing up on a Sunday is actually a lot of work - at least in my house. Certainly not restful in that aspect!

I certainly enjoy it and look forward to it all week. It is our weekly feast.
When we attend church we still always arrive back in time to cook and eat it.

So how did the two traditions evolve together? What happens to those who observe the Sabbath strictly, do they not eat on a Sunday?
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I think Saturday is actually the Sabbath. Sunday is a day of worship, but is the first day of the week, so it makes sense that it can be busy.
 
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MaryM

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Moses_Young said:
I think Saturday is actually the Sabbath. Sunday is a day of worship, but is the first day of the week, so it makes sense that it can be busy.
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That explains things, thankyou.
 
Magenta

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I was raised in a very busy quite large family (thirteen people). Yes, we had a large Sunday dinner,
and sometimes many relatives joined us for that, or we them, but most of the work, the housework,
was done on Saturday. Food prep was a daily thing. No avoiding that! So was cleaning up afterwards,
but with so many girls to help and then the added women folk, it was made light.
 
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