Friday

the sixth day of the week. The name was given by the Anglo-Saxons in honor of their goddess Freya, who corresponds in Teutonic mythology to the Roman Venus or goddess of love. Among the Turks, Arabs, and other Mohammedans, Friday is the Sabbath or day of assembly. According to their traditions this was the day of the week on which Adam was created and received into Paradise. Also the day on which he was driven from Eden and the day on which he died. Among Christians Good Friday is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. There is a popular superstition that Friday is a day of ill luck. Until of late Friday was considered the proper day to set for the execution of criminals; hence it is sometimes called Hangman's Day. See Freya