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Saint Monday is the tradition of absenteeism on a Monday. Saint Tuesday is the less common extension of this to a Tuesday.〔Fred Ackerman, ''The Changing Nature of Work''〕 The tradition of taking Monday off has been common among craft workers since at least the seventeenth century.〔Tom Hodgkinson, "In defence of skiving", ''New Statesman'', 30 August 2004〕 In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin refers to the practice, saying of his youthful employment in a London printing house, "My constant attendance (I never making a St. Monday) recommended me to the master".〔Benjamin Franklin, ("The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" )〕 Later writers often ascribed Saint Monday to the organisation and improvement of working class life which occurred with industrialisation. Pay day was typically Saturday, and therefore workers often had spare money on Monday. Business owners in some industries had become accustomed to workers not arriving on Monday, and were willing to tolerate it. Food would commonly be left over from the weekend, thus workers did not need to visit the works canteen, and since many workers were taking the day off, there was often company to be had.〔Thomas Wright, ''Customs of the Working Classes''〕 The tradition declined during the nineteenth century, but the provision of entertainments, such as railway excursions, was initially common on Saturday and Monday, and it was not until the middle of the century that workers were able to enjoy a weekend. In part, the decline can be attributed to the adoption of half-day working on Saturdays, which legitimated leisure time for workers.〔Peter Clark, David Michael Palliser, Martin J. Daunton, ''The Cambridge Urban History of Britain''〕 Saint Monday remained in place longest among the better-off workers, including the self-employed who retained some say in their hours and were not economically compelled to work long hours.〔Douglas A. Reid, "The Decline of Saint Monday", in: ''Essays in Social History: Volume 2''〕 ==Cultural references== An 18th century folk song from Sheffield, England, "The Jovial Cutler", portrays a craftsman enjoying a lazy Saint Monday, much to the dismay of his wife: "Brother workmen, cease your labour, Magpie Lane recorded a version of "The Jovial Cutler" on their album ''Six For Gold''. Billy Bragg wrote and recorded a song entitled "St. Monday" on his album ''England, Half English'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St. Monday ) 〕 which was also released as a double a-side along with the album's title track. Mark Thomas supported a call for a return of Saint Monday during an episode of ''Mark Thomas: The Manifesto''.〔Mark Thomas: The Manifesto. Bbroadcast 04/02/10 BBC Radio 4〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint Monday」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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