First Friday
Definition
A recurring monthly event, typically cultural or artistic, held on the first Friday of each month, featuring art gallery openings, live music, street vendors, and local festivities in various cities worldwide.
In Catholicism, a day of special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus observed on the first Friday of each month, often involving Mass, confession, and promises of Eucharistic adoration.
Informally, the first Friday of the month when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases key employment data, influencing financial markets and trader coffee intake.
Examples
I skipped gym night for First Friday – who needs squats when you can squat by the food trucks?
First Friday devotion got me nine straight months of grace... until that tenth one with the Netflix binge.
Traders pray harder on First Friday than Catholics – one bad jobs report and the market's doing penance.
First Friday art walk: where 'emerging artists' emerge with $5 wine and zero impulse control.