Petak

Petak (hrv.kajkavski i slovenski petek, poljski piątek) je peti dan u tjednu, koji se nalazi između četvrtka i subote. Dobio je ime po tomu što je peti dan u tjednu (pet+ak).

U inim kulturama

U većini zemalja s petodnevnom radnim tjednom, petak je posljednji radni dan prije vikenda, dana za odmor. U romanu Robinson Crusoe, Petko je ime kanibala koga je spasio glavni lik na petak i koji mu je postao sluga. U Islamu, petak je dan javnog obožavanja u džamijama čije je svetkovanje uveo Muhamed umjesto židovskoga sabata, odnosno kršćanske nedjelje. Židovski sabat počinje zalaskom sunca u petak i traje do zalaska sunca u subotu. Tradicijski, rimokatolici su dužni suzdržati od jedenja mesa kopnenih životinja petkom. U nekim kulturama, petak se smatra i nesretnim danom, osobito ako je istodobno petak trinaesti, gdje je 13 nesretan broj.

Abstract

Friday is the day between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting Monday-first conventions as recommended by the international standard ISO 8601, it is the fifth day of the week. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention, as in the Abrahamic tradition. In other countries (see workweek and weekend), Friday is the first day of the weekend, with Saturday the second. In Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and 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) and Kuwait also followed this convention until they changed to a Friday–Saturday weekend, on 1 September 2006 in Bahrain and UAE, and a year later in Kuwait. In Iran, Friday is the only weekend day.

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Reference

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