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.
The caste system in India historically dictated social and occupational roles, which limited the need for a system of slavery. Instead of slavery, various forms of labor relations existed, such as servitude and indentured labor. Economic and cultural factors also contributed to the lack of widespread slavery in India.
Yes, girl slaves were often forced to work in the households of their slave owners. They performed domestic chores such as cleaning, cooking, and caring for children, contributing to the functioning of the household. The labor of girl slaves was commonly exploited without regard for their well-being or rights.
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.
Slaves typically started work at dawn and continued throughout the day until sunset. They had long work hours and very few rest days, often laboring from sunrise to sunset, sometimes even longer during peak seasons like harvest.
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.