When is the weekend?

Weekend refers to Saturday and Sunday.

Sunday is the first day of the week, and is often called Sunday in spoken language. According to the Bible story, it is recorded that in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. "Then the work of creation was displayed for seven days. The first six days created the various elements that make up all things. On the seventh day, God rested. God blessed the Sabbath (Saturday) and designated it as a holy day.

Saturday (Also known as Saturday or Saturday), refers to the day of the week after Friday and before Sunday. The Latin name of Saturday is dies Saturni, which means Saturn's Day.

Extension. Information

On March 25, 1995, Li Peng, then Premier of the State Council, signed State Council Order No. 174, issuing the "Decision of the State Council on Amending the Regulations of the State Council on Employees' Working Hours", which decided that starting from 1995 Starting from May 1, weekends will be implemented, that is, “state agencies and public institutions will implement unified working hours, with Saturday and Sunday as weekly rest days. ”

The regulations changed from May 1 of that year to 40 hours per week, which is the well-known weekend work system.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Weekends

Baidu Encyclopedia - Weekends