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Summary: Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. Its name is derived from the Germanic goddess Frigg. 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 acronym for Thank God It's Friday. (That phrase was popularized by a movie during the 1970s.) Friday is also the inspiration for the restaurant, aptly named, TGI Fridays Worldwide. http://www ...

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Friday

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Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. Its name is derived from the Germanic goddess Frigg.

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 acronym for Thank God It's Friday. (That phrase was popularized by a movie during the 1970s.) Friday is also the inspiration for the restaurant, aptly named, TGI Fridays Worldwide. http://www.tgifridays.com

  • In the popular rhyme, "Friday's Child is loving and giving".
  • In Islam, Friday is the day of public worship in mosques.
  • 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
  • Following on from "TGI Friday", maverick British television host Chris Evans created the programme TFI Friday, the initials standing for "Thank Four It's" (Four being a reference to Channel 4, the television station.

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Other things named Friday:
  1. Friday is also the name of a film featuring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker.
  2. Friday is also a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein.

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