In most of the world, the weekend is considered to be Saturday and Sunday, while the workweek typically runs from Monday to Friday

. This convention is followed in the United States, where the weekend is generally regarded as starting on Saturday and ending on Sunday

. However, it's important to note that the concept of the weekend and its associated days off is a relatively modern development, with the practice of providing time off on both Saturday and Sunday first appearing in the U.S. in the early 20th century

. This practice then spread to most of the world after the Second World War