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Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. Its name is derived from the goddess Frige of Germanic mythology.In most areas with a five-day working week, Friday is the last workday before the weekend and is therefore viewed as a cause for celebration or relief, leading to the expression TGIF, an abbreviation for Thank God It's Friday. (The phrase was popularized by a movie during the 1970s.) Friday is also the inspiration for the restaurant, aptly named, T.G.I. Friday's.
- In the popular rhyme, "Friday's Child is loving and giving".
- In Islam, Friday is the day of public worship in mosques, friday prayers. However, in some Islamic countries, the week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday, just like the Jewish and Christian week. In others, including Iran and Afghanistan, the week begins on Saturday and ends on Friday.
- The JewThe word Jew is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to either a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or a member of the Jewish culture or ethnicity. This article discusses the term as describing an ethnic group; for aish SabbathThis article concerns the Sabbath in Christianity. For the Sabbath in Judaism, see Shabbat. For other uses see Sabbath (disambiguation In both Judaism and Christianity, the Sabbath ( Hebrew " Shabbat") is a religious day of rest that usually occurs on the begins at sunsetSunset also called sundown in some American English dialects, is the time at which the Sun disappears below the horizon in the west. It should not be confused with dusk, which is the (variously defined) point at which darkness falls (some time after the S on Friday and runs until sunset on Saturday.
- Friday was the name of a cannibal, who became the servant of Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the First novel in English. The book is a fictional autobiography of Crusoe, the eponymous hero, a castaway on a remote island. Its full title is The Life and St.
- Cadbury promoted a chocolate bar with the slogan Thank Crunchie it's Friday.
- Following on from "TGI Friday", maverick BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly television host Chris Evans created the programme TFI Friday , the initials supposedly standing for "Thank Four It's" (Four being a reference to Channel 4, the television station) – any other meaning for the F was a matter for the viewer's own imagination.
- Friday is a book by Robert A. Heinlein.
- Friday is also a movie featuring rapper Ice Cube.
- In some cultures, Friday is considered unlucky; see Friday the 13th.
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