Editing Monday (section)

==Cultural references==
[[Image:PostcardMondayMorningInNewYorkCity1907.jpg|thumb|right|This postcard, sent in 1907 and captioned "Monday Morning in N. Y. City", reflects the tradition of Monday as a day for washing clothes.]]

A number of popular songs in Western culture portray Mondays often as days of depression, anxiety, avolition, hysteria, or melancholy (mostly because of its association with the first day of the workweek). Mondays are also portrayed as days of boredom and bad luck, especially for many people in their school years, who have to go back to school every Monday after having no school on Saturday and Sunday, which can make them grow a hatred for Mondays. For example, "[[Monday, Monday]]" (1966) from the [[The Mamas & the Papas|Mamas & the Papas]]; "[[Rainy Days and Mondays]]" (1971) from the [[The Carpenters|Carpenters]]; Monday, Monday, Monday (2002) from [[Tegan and Sara]]; and "[[Manic Monday]]" (1986) from the [[The Bangles|Bangles]] (written by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]).

There is a band named the [[Happy Mondays]] and an American pop-punk band [[Hey Monday]].

The popular comic strip character [[Garfield (character)|Garfield]] by Jim Davis is well known for his hatred for Mondays, mostly accompanied by the catchphrase “I hate Mondays.”<ref>{{cite news|last1=Minow|first1=Neil|title=Jim Davis Explains Why Garfield Loves Lasagna and Hates Mondays and Why People Love Garfield|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nell-minow/jim-davis-explains-why-ga_b_6094892.html|access-date=28 March 2016|date=3 November 2014}}</ref>

In the [[United Kingdom]], more people commit suicide in [[England]] and [[Wales]] on Mondays than other days of the week;<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/aug/26/health.medicineandhealth1 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Monday is most common day for suicide | first=John | last=Carvel | date=26 August 2005}}</ref> more people in the country in general call in sick;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.taragana.com/health/2009/11/10/monday-is-the-most-popular-sick-day-15333/ |title=Monday is 'the most popular sick day' |publisher=Blog.taragana.com |date=10 November 2009 |access-date=30 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427040621/http://blog.taragana.com/health/2009/11/10/monday-is-the-most-popular-sick-day-15333/ |archive-date=27 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and more people worldwide surf the web.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox19.html |title=OneStat Website Statistics and website metrics – Press Room |publisher=Onestat.com |date=9 April 2003 |access-date=30 April 2013 |archive-date=30 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430050339/http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox19.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2002, the consulting firm [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] announced that it would rename its consultancy practice "Monday", and would spend $110 million over the next year to establish the brand. When [[IBM]] acquired the consultancy three months later it chose not to retain the new name.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blakely |first=Beth |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/article/monday-pwc-consultings-new-name-creates-controversy-cackles/ |title=Monday: PwC Consulting's new name creates controversy, cackles &#124; TechRepublic |date=17 July 2002 |publisher=Articles.techrepublic.com.com |access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref>

On October 17, 2022, [[Guinness World Records]] announced on [[Twitter]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guiness World Records: "we're officially giving monday the record of the worst day of the week." |url=https://twitter.com/gwr/status/1581920448555544576 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> that Monday is the '<nowiki/>''Worst Day of the Week''', to the dismay of some people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title=Guinness World Records declares Monday the worst day of the week. Netizens react |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/guinness-world-records-declares-monday-the-worst-day-of-the-week-8216322/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Guinness World Records Officially Declares Monday 'Worst Day Of The Week' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/guinness-world-records-officially-declares-monday-worst-day-of-the-week-3441513 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>