USA Weekend was an American weekend newspaper magazine published from 1953 to 2014.

The Oxford English Dictionary traces the first use of the word "weekend" to 1879, when British magazine Notes and Queries observed: "If a person leaves home at the end of his week's work on the Saturday afternoon to spend the evening of Saturday and the following Sunday with friends at a distance, he is said to be ...

The first change regarding the Jewish day of rest happened in America in 1908. A mill in New England allowed a two-day weekend so that its Jewish staff could observe the Sabbath. This was a hit with workers and led other industries nearby to introduce a five-day week too.

Campaigns for an established weekend had begun in the 1840s but it did not gain widespread adoption for another 50 years. By the end of the 19th century, there was an irresistible pull towards marking out Saturday afternoon and Sunday as the weekend.

'on the weekend' refers to the two days of Saturday and Sunday. 'during the weekend' means the same.

The first change regarding the Jewish day of rest happened in America in 1908. A mill in New England allowed a two-day weekend so that its Jewish staff could observe the Sabbath. This was a hit with workers and led other industries nearby to introduce a five-day week too.

For example, traditionally, Christians dedicated Sunday for worship, Jews observed Saturday as a day for rest while Muslims took a day off on Friday. It is believed that the concept of the weekend evolved from the Jewish concept of sabbath, which encourages a day to be dedicated to God.

This stems from various religious traditions. For example, Muslims traditionally took a day of rest on Friday, while Jewish people observed a day of rest on Saturday and Christians did so on Sunday. It wasn't until the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s that the concept of a two-day “weekend" began to take shape.

Up until the 19th century, everyone in the UK worked a six day week. Then in 1843, in Greater Manchester, workers' rights activists launched a campaign to finish early on Saturdays. They won, and in doing so, invented the weekend – a gift to workers the world over!

A few possible responses to this are: “I like going to bars with my friends/going clubbing with my friends/hanging out with my friends.” If you don't like to go out at night, that's fine - all you have to say is: “I don't really like drinking/clubbing, so I just like [whatever you like doing instead].”

2015: The single "Earned It" boosted The Weeknd to mainstream fame. Released officially on February 15, 2015, "Earned It" became synonymous with erotic-novel-turned-movie, "50 Shades of Grey." As The Weeknd's fame continued to grow, he began writing more songs about sex and love while reducing his references to drugs.

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