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Why are Fridays called Fridays?


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Friday (pron. IPA: [f鹡骮de?? or [f鹡骮di]) is the fifth or sixth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday. In countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention, it is commonly considered the sixth day of the week (see Days of the week for more on the different conventions.)

The name Friday comes from the Old English friged㦧, meaning the day of Frige the Anglo-Saxon form of Frigga, the Germanic goddess of beauty. In most Germanic languages it is named after Freyja (Freitag in Modern German, vrijdag in Dutch, fredag in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish etc.), but Freyja and Frigga are frequently identified with each other. The word for Friday in most Romance languages is derived from the name of Venus (vendredi in French, venerdi in Italian, viernes in Spanish, vineri in Romanian etc.)

In India, Friday is Shukravar. It is based on Shukra—Vedic god of Venus. In Japan, Friday is Kin-Yoobi: "Gold day" or "money day", and in many asian cultures, paydays are on fridays.

In most countries with a five-day work week, Friday is the last workday before the weekend and is therefore viewed as a cause for celebration or relief. In some offices, employees are allowed to wear less formal attire on Fridays, known as Casual Friday or Dress-Down Friday.