What Makes FRIDAY So Special?

Right before I left to work this morning, I received a call from my sister. She greeted me with an enthusiastic “TGIF”! Of course, it’s Friday…

What’s so special about the day between Thursday and Saturday? Really, this just leads to more questions. And the answers are abundant. Even those of us who no longer work a Monday thru Friday job feel the exhilaration!

Is it exhaustion or exhilaration or both at the same time?

Back in the days when I worked the Monday-Friday schedule, I remember the countdown officially started sometime during the day on Monday. By Friday, I was exhausted and ready for a break, a party or a date night.

This is because, in most Western countries, Friday is the fifth and final day of the working week. Research shows that people are happiest on Fridays.

Though Friday has always been held an unlucky day in many Christian countries, still in the Hebrides it is supposed that it is a lucky day for sowing the seed. Good Friday in particular is a favorite day for potato planting — even strict Roman Catholics make a point of planting a bucketful on that day.

Is it one thing or is it everything?

In the United States, Black Friday is also the nickname of the day after Thanksgiving, the first day of the traditional Christmas…