Shabbat
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The Shabbat day has its origins in Creation, when God made the Earth and in the 7th day He rested. This is the Shabbat day that starts Friday evening when the sun goes down till Saturday night. Shabbat is also remainding of the Exodus , when God freed His people from the egyptian slavary. Shabbat day is meant to be a temporary perfect world in which The Holy One is recognised as beeing The Creator, a world that has not been seen since the Garden of Eden and till the comming of The Promised One, Mesia.
Work is not allowed according to the Ten Commandments. It is a day of rest and of Torah study. Most machines may not be operated, and no work done. Not even a light switch can be used. Not all sects are strict about this. One who is strict is called an Orthodox Jew.
The Sabbath in Christianity is the same idea, but usually less strict, depending on the denomination. Sunday is the day of rest for most Christians. It is often on this day that Christians go to worship at a church.
Islam also has this concept.
