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title: O.C.G.A. § 1-4-2. Religious holidays.
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# O.C.G.A. § 1-4-2. Religious holidays.

The only days to be declared, treated, and considered as religious holidays shall be the first day of each week, called Sunday.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 331, § 2.

## Cross References

Requirement that businesses and industries operating on either Saturday or Sunday accommodate religious, social, and physical needs of employees on those days, § 10-1-573. Prohibition against requiring inmates to do nonessential work on Sunday, § 42-5-40.