Who invented the weekend?

Dear Yahoo!:
Who invented the weekend?
Overworked in Oklahoma


Dear Overworked:
Good question. Here's another: Why'd they make it only two days? Following is a short history of the weekend, pieced together from various sources, many of which refer to the book "Waiting for the Weekend" by Witold Rybczynski.
The concept of taking time off from work is ancient. The Bible asserts that even God took it easy on the seventh day (thus compelling Him to create football). Although pre-industrial European Christians viewed Sundays solely as a time to dedicate one's self to the Deity, European workers had a longstanding practice of skipping work each "Saint Monday" to recover from the previous day's drinking.

From 1793 to 1805, the French Revolutionary Calendar called for one day of leisure at the end of a 10-day week. But it wasn't until the English industrial revolution that the movement for an additional day off took hold.

The American concept of the weekend has its roots in labor union attempts to accommodate Jewish workers who took Saturday instead of Sunday as their Sabbath. The first five-day work week, according to a posted extract of Rybczynski's book, was instituted by a New England spinning mill for just this reason.

In 1926, Henry Ford began closing his factories on Saturdays, thinking this would help spur the economy. But it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend officially began nationwide, thus paving the way for golf addiction, rummage sales, and a really happening song from the supergroup Loverboy. TGIF, everyone, TGIF.


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Who invented the weekend?

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The boys made it here safe and sound, almost 22 hours ago, and I couldn't be happier! Things are going well and Lil' Miss is in heaven finally having her big brothers here.

So obviously, folks, I don't expect to be on here all that much, especially this first week. I hope y'all are doing good and enjoying the summer heat. LOL! Take care.


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Just Because We All Need A Laugh

Another Blonde joke:

A blonde calls her boyfriend and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get it started."Her boyfriend asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"The blonde says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a tiger."

Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table. He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says,"First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a tiger."

He takes her hand and says, "Second, I want you to relax. Let's have a nicecup of tea, and then....." he sighed, "...let's put all theseFrosted Flakes back in the box"