Sabbath Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===First-day=== {{details|Puritan Sabbath}} Since [[Puritan]] times, most English-speaking [[Protestant]]s identify the "[[Lord's Day]]" (viz., Sunday) with a "[[Sunday Sabbath|Christian Sabbath]]", a term [[Roman Catholic]]s in those areas may also celebrate with the [[Eucharist]]. It is considered both the first day and the "eighth day" of the seven-day week. In [[Tonga]], all commerce and entertainment activities cease on Sunday, starting at midnight and ending the next day, at midnight, as Tonga's constitution declares the Sabbath sacred forever.<ref>{{cite web |title=Constitution of Tonga |url=https://www.parliament.gov.to/parliamentary-business/documents/constitution-of-tonga/file/115-constitution-of-tonga-revised-1988 |website=Parliament of Tonga |access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref> In [[Oriental Orthodoxy]], the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] has observed both Sunday Resurrection Day and [[Saturday Sabbath]] in different ways for several centuries, as have other [[Eastern Orthodox]] traditions. [[Puritan]] Sabbatarianism or [[Reformed church|Reformed]] Sabbatarianism is strict observance of [[Sabbath in Christianity]] that is typically characterized by its avoidance of [[leisure|recreational]] activities. "Puritan Sabbath", expressed in the ''[[Westminster Confession of Faith]]'', is often contrasted with "[[Continental Europe|Continental]] Sabbath": the latter follows the Continental [[Reformed Christian confessions of faith|Reformed confessions]] such as the ''[[Heidelberg Catechism]]'', which emphasize rest and [[worship]] on [[Lord's Day]], but do not forbid recreational activities. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page