Friday
Sign in to saveFriday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting the "Monday-first" convention it is the fifth day of the week. In countries that adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the sixth day of the week.
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Friday is the day of the week that comes after Thursday and before Saturday, making it either the fifth or sixth day depending on whether a country's week starts on Monday or Sunday. It matters as a widely recognized point in the weekly calendar that marks the end of the traditional workweek for many people in Western cultures.
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- Instance of
- day of the week
- Subclass of
- holiday
- Part of
- week
- Named after
- Metal
- Followed by
- Saturday
- Follows
- Thursday
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Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting the "Monday-first" convention it is the fifth day of the week. In countries that adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the sixth day of the week.
In most Western countries, Friday is the fifth and final day of the working week. In some other countries, Friday is the first day of the weekend, followed by Saturday. 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, and a year later in Kuwait. In 2022 the UAE changed its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday.