Slaves did not typically receive days off; their work was usually continuous and labor-intensive. In some cases, slaves may have been granted days off for religious holidays or special occasions, but this was not a common practice.
Slaves typically did not work on Sundays, as it was considered a day of rest and worship in many cultures. Additionally, some slave owners allowed time off for certain holidays or festivals. However, these periods of rest were often limited and the norm was for slaves to work long hours every day.
It depended on the slave owner on whether or not the slaves had to work on holidays. The slaves did do different things on their free time, though. They would make music, or even make crafts. They were still real people that were capable of being independent and doing something. This is Webmaster John n' jahn...
Most slaves were Africans. Either kidnapped, or outright bought, and brought to the US, to the west indies or pretty much wherever cheap labour was needed. There they were forced to work, work and work. No right to leave, no right to holidays, no right to anything. They were bought and sold like furniture or livestock.
Slaves in the United States were typically required to work from dawn until dusk, which could vary by region and season but generally totaled around 10 to 12 hours per day. Additionally, many slaves were also expected to work on weekends and holidays, resulting in long and arduous schedules.
Yes, holidays are work days for any type of engineer. They can ask for them off, but they mostly have to work. Weekends aren't mandatory.
On the vast majority of plantations for the field slaves thanksgiving day was no different than any other day of their lives: dawn to dusk exhausting labor and occasional random arbitrary whippings and beatings; for the household slaves thanksgiving day would mean much extra work cooking food for their masters. Basically slaves got no holidays or other days off.
Slaves would work from sunrise to twilight for their entire lives
some people work on holidays because they will earn more money:)
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In regards to federal holidays - and some provincial holidays in Quebec - There are approximately 252 work days in 2009.