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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. However the Islamic week still begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday, just like the Jewish and Christian week.
  • The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and runs until sunset on Saturday.
  • Friday was the name of a cannibal, who became the servant of Robinson Crusoe.
  • Cadbury promoted a chocolate bar with the slogan Thank Crunchie it's Friday.
  • Following on from "TGI Friday", maverick British 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.

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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |

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