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'''Saturday''' is the [[day of the week]] between [[Friday]] and [[Sunday]]. No later than the [[2nd century]], the Romans named Saturday {{lang|la|diēs Sāturnī}} ("Saturn's Day") for the god [[Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]]. His planet, [[Saturn]], controlled the first [[hour]] of that day, according to [[Vettius Valens]].<ref name=days>{{citation |last=Falk |first=Michael |title=Astronomical Names for the Days of the Week |url=http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1999JRASC..93..122F |journal=Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |volume=93 |pages=122–133 |date=June 1999|bibcode=1999JRASC..93..122F }}</ref><ref name=VettiusValens>{{citation |author=Vettius Valens |author-link=Vettius Valens |translator-last=Riley |translator-first=Mark |title=Anthologies |url=https://www.csus.edu/indiv/r/rileymt/Vettius%20Valens%20entire.pdf |publisher=Sacramento State |year=2010 |orig-year=150–175 |pages=11–12}}</ref> The day's name was introduced into [[West Germanic languages]] and is recorded in the [[Low German]] languages such as [[Middle Low German]] {{lang|gml|satersdach}}, ''saterdach'', [[Middle Dutch]] {{lang|dum|saterdag}} (Modern Dutch {{lang|nl|zaterdag}}), and Old English {{lang|ang|Sæternesdæġ}}, ''Sæterndæġ'' or {{lang|ang|Sæterdæġ}}.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Hoad, TF|title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology|date=1993|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-283098-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/conciseoxforddic00tfho/page/418 418a]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/conciseoxforddic00tfho/page/418}}</ref>

==Origins==
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{{see also|Names of the days of the week}}
[[File:Saturn.png|200px|thumb|right|Saturday is named after the planet Saturn, which in turn was named after the Roman god Saturn]]
Between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, the [[Roman Empire]] gradually replaced the eight-day [[Roman people|Roman]] [[Roman calendar#Nundinal cycle|nundinal cycle]] with the seven-day week. The astrological order of the days was explained by [[Vettius Valens]] and [[Dio Cassius]] (and [[Chaucer]] gave the same explanation in his ''[[Treatise on the Astrolabe]]''). According to these authors, it was a principle of [[astrology]] that the heavenly bodies presided, in succession, over the hours of the day. The association of the weekdays with the respective deities is thus indirect, the days are named for the planets, which were in turn named for the deities.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Richmond |first=B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwEVAAAAIAAJ&dq=modern%20calendar&pg=PP8 |title=Time Measurement and Calendar Construction |date=1956 |publisher=Brill Archive |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Germanic peoples]] adapted the system introduced by the Romans but glossed their [[Germanic mythology|indigenous gods]] over the Roman deities in a process known as ''[[interpretatio germanica]]''. In the case of Saturday, however, the Roman name was [[Loanword|borrowed]] directly by West Germanic peoples, apparently because none of the Germanic gods was considered to be a counterpart of the Roman god [[Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saturday {{!}} Etymology of the name Saturday by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Saturday |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref> Otherwise [[Old Norse]] and [[Old High German]] did not borrow the name of the Roman god (Icelandic {{lang|is|laugardagur}}, German {{lang|de|Samstag}}).

In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], Saturdays are days on which the [[Theotokos]] ([[Mother of God]]) and [[All Saints' Day|All Saints]] are commemorated, and the day on which [[prayer for the dead#Eastern Christianity|prayers for the dead]] are especially offered, in remembrance that it was on a Saturday that [[Jesus]] lay dead in the [[Holy Sepulchre|tomb]]. The [[Octoechos (liturgy)|Octoechos]] contains [[Hymn|hymns]] on these themes, arranged in an eight-week cycle, that are chanted on Saturdays throughout the year.  At the end of services on Saturday, the [[dismissal (liturgy)|dismissal]] begins with the words: "May Christ our True God, through the [[intercession]]s of his most-pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and right victorious [[Martyr]]s, of our reverend and God-bearing [[Holy Fathers|Fathers]]…". For the Orthodox, Saturday — with the sole exception of [[Holy Saturday]] — is never a strict [[Fasting#Eastern Orthodoxy|fast day]]. When a Saturday falls during one of the fasting seasons ([[Great Lent]], [[Nativity Fast]], [[Apostles' Fast]], [[Dormition Fast]]) the fasting rules are always lessened to an extent. The [[Great Feast]] of the [[Exaltation of the Cross]] and the [[Beheading of St. John the Baptist]] are normally observed as strict fast days, but if they fall on a Saturday or Sunday, the fast is lessened.

==Name and associations==

Today, Saturday has two names in modern [[Standard German]]. The first word, {{lang|de|Samstag}}, is always used in [[Austria]], [[Liechtenstein]], and the German-speaking part of [[Switzerland]], and generally used in southern and western [[Germany]]. It derives from [[Old High German]] {{lang|goh|sambaztac}}, the first part (''sambaz'') of which derives from [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|el|Σάββατο}}, {{transliteration|el|sávvato}} and this Greek word derives from [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] {{lang|he|שבת}}, {{transliteration|he|[[Shabbat]]}}. However, the current German word for Sabbath is {{lang|de|Sabbat}}. The second name for Saturday in German is {{lang|de|Sonnabend}}, which derives from Old High German {{lang|goh|sunnunaband}}, and is closely related to the [[Old English]] word {{lang|ang|sunnanæfen}}. It means literally "Sun eve", i.e., "The day before Sunday". {{lang|de|Sonnabend}} is generally used in northern and eastern Germany, and was also the official name for Saturday in [[East Germany]]. Even if these two names are used regionally differently, they are usually understood at least passively in the other part.

In West [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frisian Frisian] there are also two words for Saturday. In Wood Frisian it is {{lang|fy|saterdei}}, and in Clay Frisian it is {{lang|fy|sneon}}, derived from {{lang|fy|snjoen}}, a combination of Old Frisian {{lang|ofs|sunne}}, meaning ''sun'' and ''joen'', meaning eve.

In the [[Westphalia]]n dialects of [[West Low German|Low Saxon]], in [[East Frisian Low Saxon]] and in the [[Saterland Frisian language]], Saturday is called {{lang|stq|Satertag}}, also akin to [[Dutch language|Dutch]] {{lang|nl|zaterdag}}, which has the same linguistic roots as the English word ''Saturday''. It was formerly thought that the English name referred to a deity named ''Sætere'' who was venerated by the pre-Christian peoples of north-western Germany, some of whom were the ancestors of the [[Anglo-Saxons]]. Sætere was identified as either a god associated with the [[harvest]] of possible [[Slav]] origin,<ref>Palgrave, Francis, ''History of the Anglo-Saxons'' (1876), William Tegg & Co., London p.43</ref> or another name for [[Loki]]<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/time/smd/smd22.htm Couzens, Reginald C., ''The Stories of the Months and Days'' (1923), ch.22]</ref> a complex deity associated with both good and evil; this latter suggestion may be due to [[Jacob Grimm]].<ref>Grimm, Jacob, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mDHXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA247= Teutonic Mythology]'' (1835), translated by James Steven Stallybrass in 1882 from ''[[Deutsche Mythologie]]'', George Bell, London, p. 247.</ref> Regardless,modern dictionaries derive the name from ''Saturn''.<ref>"Saturday", Oxford English Dictionary, Third Edition (2008).</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saturday "Saturday"], Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2013).</ref><ref>[http://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=Saturday&submit.x=38&submit.y=18 "Saturday"], American Heritage Dictionary, Fifth Edition (2011).</ref><ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=Saturday&searchmode=none "Saturday"].  Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed 2013.</ref>

In most [[languages of India]], Saturday is {{lang|hi-latn|Shanivāra}}, {{lang|hi-latn|vāra}} meaning day, based on [[Shani]], the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god manifested in the planet [[Saturn]]. Some [[Hindus]] fast on Saturdays to reverse the ill effects of Shani as well as pray to and worship the deity [[Hanuman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pujayagna.com/blogs/hindu-fasting-days/fasting-in-hinduism | title=Hindu Fasting }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.learnreligions.com/hindu-deities-rituals-for-week-1770073 | title=Weekly Rituals in the Practice of Hinduism }}</ref> In the [[Thai solar calendar]] of [[Thailand]], the day is named from the [[Pali]] word for Saturn, and the [[color]] associated with Saturday is [[purple]].<ref>Segaller, Denis (2005). ''Thai Ways.'' Bangkok: Silkworm Books. ISBN 9781628400083.</ref> In [[Pakistan]], Saturday is {{lang|ur-latn|Hafta}}, meaning the week. In Eastern Indian languages like Bengali Saturday is called  {{lang|bn|শনিবার}}, {{transliteration|bn|Shonibar}} meaning Saturn's Day and is the first day of the Bengali Week in the [[Bengali calendar]].
In [[Muslim world|Islamic countries]], Fridays are considered as the last or penultimate day of the week and are holidays along with [[Thursday]]s or Saturdays; Saturday is called {{lang|ar|سبت}}, {{transliteration|ar|Sabt}} (cognate to [[Biblical Sabbath|Sabbath]]) and it is the first day of the week in many [[Arab World|Arab countries]] but is the (second-to-)last day in other Islamic countries such as [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Brunei]], and [[Central Asia|Central Asian countries]].

In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], the word Saturday is {{lang|ja|土曜日}}, {{transliteration|ja|doyōbi}}, meaning 'soil day' and is associated with {{lang|ja|土星}}, {{transliteration|ja|dosei}}: Saturn (the planet), literally meaning "soil star". Similarly, in [[Korean language|Korean]] the word Saturday is {{lang|ko|토요일}}, {{transliteration|ko|tho yo il}}, also meaning earth day. The element Earth was associated with the planet Saturn in [[Chinese astrology]] and philosophy.

The modern [[Māori language|Māori]] name for Saturday, {{lang|mi|rāhoroi}}, literally means "washing-day" – a vestige of early [[Colonization|colonized]] life when Māori converts would set aside time on the Saturday to wash their whites for [[Church service|Church]] on Sunday.<ref>[https://kupu.maori.nz/kupu/Rāhoroi Rāhoroi - Saturday], Kupu o te Rā</ref> A common alternative Māori name for Saturday is the transliteration {{lang|mi|hātarei}}.

[[Religious Society of Friends|Quakers]] traditionally referred to Saturday as "Seventh Day", eschewing the "[[paganism|pagan]]" origin of the name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iymc.org/calendarnames.html |title=Guide to Quaker Calendar Names |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) |access-date=30 March 2017 |quote=In the 20th Century, many Friends began accepting use of the common date names, feeling that any pagan meaning has been forgotten. The numerical names continue to be used, however, in many documents and more formal situations."}}</ref>

In [[Scandinavia]]n countries, Saturday is called {{lang|sv|lördag}}, {{lang|no|lørdag}}, or {{lang|nn|laurdag}}, the name being derived from the old word ''[[laugr]]/laug'' (hence [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] name {{lang|is|Laugardagur}}), meaning bath, thus ''Lördag'' equates to bath-day. This is due to the [[Viking]] practice of bathing on Saturdays.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Vikings : facts and fictions|last=Wolf, Kirsten, 1959–|others=Mueller-Vollmer, Tristan|isbn=9781440862984|location=Santa Barbara, California|oclc=1035771932|year = 2018}}</ref> The roots ''lör'', ''laugar'' and so forth are cognate to the English word ''[[lye]]'', in the sense of detergent. The [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Estonian language|Estonian]] names for the day, {{lang|fi|lauantai}} and {{lang|et|laupäev}}, respectively, are also derived from this term.

==Position in the week==
{{see also|Gregorian calendar}}
The international standard [[ISO 8601]] sets Saturday as the sixth day of the week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISO 8601-1:2019(en) Date and time — Representations for information interchange — Part 1: Basic rules |url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso:8601:-1:ed-1:v1:en |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.iso.org}}</ref> The three [[Abrahamic religions]] ([[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]]) regard Saturday as the seventh [[week|day of the week]]. As a result, many refused the ISO 8601 standards and continue to use Saturday as their seventh day.

==Saturday Sabbath==
{{See also|Shabbat|Sabbath in seventh-day churches|Sabbath in Christianity}}
For [[Judaism|Jews]], [[Messianic Judaism|Messianics]], [[Seventh Day Baptists]] and [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]]s, the seventh day of the week, known as [[Shabbat]] (or [[Sabbath in seventh-day churches|Sabbath]] for Seventh-day Adventists), stretches from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday and is the day of rest. [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches distinguish between Saturday (Sabbath) and the [[Lord's Day]] (Sunday). Other Protestant groups, such as Seventh-day Adventists, hold that the Lord's Day is the Sabbath, according to the fourth commandment (Exodus 20:8), and not Sunday.

{{blockquote|But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work.|source= Exodus 20:10 King James Version}}

==Holy Saturday==

Christian religious observance in the [[Holy Week]], before [[Easter Sunday]].

==Catholic liturgy and devotions on each Saturday==

In the Catholic Church, Saturday is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aleteia.org/2020/05/16/why-are-saturdays-dedicated-to-the-Virgin-Mary/ | title=Aleteia }}</ref>

In the Catholic devotion of the [[Rosary|Holy Rosary]], the Joyful Mysteries are meditated on Saturday and also on Monday throughout the year.

==Astrology==
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In [[astrology]], Saturn is associated with Saturday, its planet's symbol [[File:Saturn symbol (fixed width).svg|16px]], and the astrological signs [[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn]] and [[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]].

==In popular culture==
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===Regional customs===
* In most countries, Saturday is a [[weekend]] day (see [[workweek]]).
* In [[Australia]], elections must take place on a Saturday.<ref name="Australia Electoral Act">{{cite web |url=http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/act/consol_act/ea1992103/ |title=Electoral Act 1992, s.100–101 |date=1992 |website=www6.austlii.edu.au |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
* In [[Israel]], Saturday is the official [[Shabbat|day of rest]],<ref name="Basic Law Israel">{{cite web |url=http://knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/BasicLawNationState.pdf |title=Basic Law: Israel – the Nation State of the Jewish People |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=19 July 2018 |website=knesset.gov.il |access-date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=27 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227201211/https://knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/BasicLawNationState.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> on which all government offices and most businesses, including some public transportation, are closed.
* In [[Nepal]], Saturday is the last day of the week and is the only official weekly holiday.<ref name="BharatOnline Holidays in Nepal">{{cite web |url=http://www.bharatonline.com/nepal/travel-tips/holidays-in-nepal.html |title=Holidays in Nepal |website=bharatonline.com |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
* In [[New Zealand]], Saturday is the only day on which elections can be held.<ref name="New Zealand Electoral Act 1993">{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/DLM309482.html |title=Electoral Act 1993, section 139(1)(b) |date=1993 |website=www.legislation.govt.nz |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
* In [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]], Saturday has usually been the only day of the week when especially younger children are allowed to eat [[sweets]], {{lang|sv|[[lördagsgodis]]}} in [[Swedish Language|Swedish]] and {{lang|no|lørdagsgodtteri}} in [[Norwegian Language|Norwegian]]. This tradition was introduced to limit [[dental caries]], utilizing the results of the infamous [[Vipeholm experiments]] between 1945 and 1955.<ref name="Godis är inget vi skojar om">{{cite news |last=Mildner |first=Anders |date=26 January 2014 |title=Godis är inget vi skojar om |trans-title=Candy is nothing we joke about |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2014-01-25/godis-ar-ingen-vi-skojar-om |language=sv |work=Sydsvenskan |location=Malmö, Sweden |access-date=19 February 2019 }}</ref> (See [[festivities in Sweden]].)
* In the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]], Saturday is the preferred election day.<ref name="Louisiana Election Code">{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/ElectionCode.pdf |title=State of Louisiana Election Code, §402. Dates of primary and general elections |pages=91–93 |date=2018 |website=www.sos.la.gov |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>

===Slang===
* The amount of criminal activities that take place on Saturday nights has led to the expression, "[[Saturday night special]]", a [[pejorative]] [[slang]] term used in the United States and Canada for any inexpensive handgun.

===Arts, entertainment, and media===
====Comics and periodicals====
* ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' is a single-panel [[webcomic]] by [[Zach Weiner]].
* ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]''
* ''[[Saturday Night (magazine)]]'' (Canada)
* ''[[Saturday Night Magazine (U.S.)]]''

====Films====
* The association of Saturday night with comedy shows on television lent its name to the film ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]'', starring [[Billy Crystal]].
* It is common for clubs, bars and restaurants to be open later on Saturday night than on other nights. Thus "Saturday Night" has come to imply the party scene, and has lent its name to the films ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'', which showcased [[New York City|New York]] [[discotheque]]s, ''[[Uptown Saturday Night]]'', as well as many songs (see below).

====Folk rhymes and folklore====
* In the folk rhyme ''[[Monday's Child]]'', "Saturday's child works hard for a living".
* In another rhyme reciting the days of the week, [[Solomon Grundy (nursery rhyme)|Solomon Grundy]] "Died on Saturday".
* In folklore, Saturday was the preferred day to hunt [[vampires]], because on that day they were restricted to their coffins. It was also believed in the [[Balkans]] that someone born on Saturday could see a vampire when it was otherwise invisible, and that such people were particularly apt to become [[vampire hunter]]s.<ref>{{cite book|author=McClelland, Bruce A.|title=Slayers and Their Vampires: A Cultural History of Killing the Dead|publisher=[[University of Michigan]]|year=2006|pages=62–79|isbn=978-0-472-06923-1}}</ref><ref name=dimitr>{{cite web|author=Димитрова, Иваничка|year=1983|title=Българска народна митология|url=http://umotvorenia.bgrod.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=132&Itemid=46|language=bg|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308095558/http://umotvorenia.bgrod.org/index.php?id=132&itemid=46&option=com_content&task=view|archive-date=2016-03-08}}</ref> Accordingly, in this context, people born on Saturday were specially designated as {{lang|el-latn|sabbatianoí}} in [[Greek language|Greek]]<ref name=summers>{{cite journal|author=Abbott, George F.|year=1903|title=Macedonian Folklore|journal=Nature|volume=69|issue=1780|url=https://archive.org/details/MacedonianFolklore|pages=221–222|bibcode=1903Natur..69Q.125.|doi=10.1038/069125a0|s2cid=3987217|doi-access=free}} In {{cite book|author=Summers, Montague|orig-year=1929|title=The Vampire: His Kith and Kin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fpaCCyGuMqwC&pg=PA36|year=2008|publisher=Forgotten Books|page=36|isbn=9781605065663}}</ref> and {{lang|bg-latn|sâbotnichavi}} in [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]];<ref name=dimitr/> the term has been rendered in English as "[[Week-day names#Days numbered from Monday|Sabbatarian]]s".<ref name=summers/>

====Music====
;Groups
* [[The Saturdays]] is a female pop group

;Songs
* The [[music of Nigeria|Nigerian]] popular song "''Bobo Waro Fero Satodeh''" ("Everybody Loves Saturday Night") became internationally famous in the 1950s and was sung translated into many languages<ref>{{cite book|last=Silverman|first=Jerry|title=Songs That Made History Around the World|year=1993|publisher=Mel Bay|isbn=978-1-56222-585-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2YRlmJS5VawC&q=%22bobo+waro+fero+satodeh%22&pg=PA63|access-date=2012-07-30|page=62}}</ref> 
* [[Saturday (Fall Out Boy song)|"Saturday" (Fall Out Boy song)]] from the album ''[[Take This to Your Grave]]''
* [[Saturday (Kids in Glass Houses song)|"Saturday" (Kids in Glass Houses song)]] from the album ''[[Smart Casual]]''
* "[[Saturday in the Park (song)|Saturday in the Park]]" is a song by [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]]
* "Saturday Night" is a song by the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]] from ''[[Famous Monsters]]''
* "[[Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]" is an [[Elton John]] song
* "[[One More Saturday Night (song)|One More Saturday Night]]" is a [[Grateful Dead]] song.

====Television====
* [[Saturday-morning cartoon|Saturday morning]] is a notable television time block aimed at children while generally airing animated [[cartoons]], although in the United States, this has generally been phased out due to American television regulations [[E/I|requiring educational content]] be aired, along with Saturday outside activities for children{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}
* Saturday night is also a popular time slot for comedy shows on television in the US. The most famous of these is ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', a sketch comedy show that has aired on NBC nearly every week since 1975. Other notable examples include ''[[Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell]]''.
* The Grand Final of the popular pan-European TV show, ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'', has always aired on a Saturday in May.
* Saturday evenings are a time slot in the [[United Kingdom]], devoted to popular TV shows such as ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', ''[[The Voice UK]]'', and ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''. Many family game shows, for example ''Total Wipeout'' and ''Hole in the Wall'', also air on a Saturday evening.
* Saturday night is a popular time for [[professional wrestling]] on television in the United States. ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'' ran weekly under various titles between 1971 and 2000. [[WWE]] ran ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' television specials between 1985 and 1992, with a second run coming between 2006 and 2008. ''[[AEW Collision]]'' has run weekly since 2023.

====Video games====
*''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' – Published by Capcom Wrestling, 1993 video game
*''[[Saturday Morning RPG]]''

===Sports===
* In the [[United Kingdom]], Saturday is the day most domestic fixtures of football are played.
* In the United States, most regular season [[college football]] games are played on Saturday.  Saturday is also a common day for [[college basketball]] games. Most [[mixed martial arts]] events organized by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] occur on Saturday.

==See also==
* [[After Saturday comes Sunday]]
* [[Black Saturday bushfires]], a 2009 series of bushfires in Victoria, Australia that occurred on a Saturday.
* [[First Saturday Devotions]], a day to honor [[Our Lady of Fatima]]
* [[Holy Saturday]], the day before [[Easter]]
* [[Lazarus Saturday]], the day before [[Palm Sunday]]; part of the [[Holy Week]]
* [[Working Saturday]]

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