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TGIF: Where did the weekend come from?

Forever Ago

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The 1700s in Europe

Around this time, most people lived on farms and in small rural communities. They grew their own food and made what they needed by hand. People mostly worked Monday through Saturday and only took Sunday off. In the Christian faith, Sundays are thought of as a holy day of rest.

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