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In most Western countries, Friday is the fifth and final day of the [[Working weeks|working week]]. In some other countries, Friday is the first day of the [[weekend]], followed by Saturday. |
In most Western countries, Friday is the fifth and final day of the [[Working weeks|working week]]. In some other countries, Friday is the first day of the [[weekend]], followed by Saturday. |
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In [[Israel]], Friday is the sixth day of the week. In [[Iran]], Friday is the last day of the weekend, with Saturday as the first day of the working week. |
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In [[Israel]], Friday is the sixth day of the week. In [[Iran]], Friday is the last day of the weekend, with Saturday as the first day of the working week. [[Bahrain]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE), [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Kuwait]] also followed this convention until they changed to a Friday–Saturday weekend on September 1, 2006, in [[Bahrain]] and the UAE,{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article697051.ece|title=Login|access-date=30 December 2016|archive-date=3 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503224030/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article697051.ece|url-status=dead}} and a year later in [[Kuwait]].{{cite web|url=http://fulbrighter-in-kuwait.blogspot.com/2007/05/kuwait-changes-to-friday-saturday.html|title=Expositions of Arabia: Kuwait Changes to Friday-Saturday Weekend|first=Nabil|last=Wilf|date=29 May 2007|access-date=30 December 2016}} In 2022 the UAE changed its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday.{{Cite web|title=UAE Government announces Saturday – Sunday weekend from January 1, 2022|url=https://thebrew.ae/uae-government-announces-saturday-sunday-weekend-from-january-1-2022|access-date=2022-04-15|website=The Brew|language=en}} |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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*[[Casual Friday]] (also called Dress-down, Aloha or Country and Western Friday) is a relaxation of the formal [[dress code]] employed by some [[corporation]]s for the last day of the working week. |
*[[Casual Friday]] (also called Dress-down, Aloha or Country and Western Friday) is a relaxation of the formal [[dress code]] employed by some [[corporation]]s for the last day of the working week. |
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*[[Good Friday]] is the Friday before [[Easter]] in the Christian [[liturgical calendar]]. It commemorates the crucifixion of [[Jesus]]. |
*[[Good Friday]] is the Friday before [[Easter]] in the Christian [[liturgical calendar]]. It commemorates the crucifixion of [[Jesus]]. |
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==Other== |
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*[[Greta Thunberg]]'s ''[[School strike for climate]]'' usually occurs on Fridays, and the movement is also called ''Fridays for Future''.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47242477|title=Climate strike|publisher=BBC|language=en|author=Matt McGrath|date=15 February 2019|access-date=24 June 2019}} |
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*[[Flying Spaghetti Monster|Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster]] celebrates every Friday as a holy day. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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