10 facts about Friday

Congratulations to all the successful completion of the work week and wanting an excellent weekend, we share with you the next set of facts. At this time - on Friday ...





1. In the US, about Friday saying «TGIF» - of «Thank God It's Friday» («Thank God It's Friday!"), Or other option «Take Good In Fridays» («Happy Weekend»)



2. on ancient beliefs, Wednesday and Friday - two angels who hold a man in paradise.



3. 20 years ago, the collective unconscious fear of Friday falls on the 13th of the American psychologist Donald Dossey coined a special term "Paraskavedekatriafobiya." According to the results of his research, in this day America lost $ 900 million due to the decline of productivity.



4. "Friday" - the proper name of the character of the novel by Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe," the natives, and the heroine of the novel "Friday, which kills" Heinlein science fiction - spy and trained killer.



5. In Islam, Friday - day off. It is believed that on this day the world ends. In Christianity, Friday - the day on which Jesus Christ was put to death.



6. In most places where adopted a five-day working week, Friday - the last working day before the weekend, and is therefore seen as an occasion for celebration and relaxation - "Friday syndrome».



7. The legendary band «The Cure» Friday dedicated one of his most famous songs - «Friday I'm In love».



8. In Catholic countries Friday - the sixth rather than the fifth day of the week.

9. In the old Germanic tribes that day of the week was dedicated to the goddess Freya, which is why in English Friday called Friday.



10. In 1826 Vyazemsky wrote the poem "Seven Fridays of the week" that Pushkin in a letter to the author wrote: "Seven Fridays" - your best vaudeville ».