Enslaved persons often filled this day of rest with such recreational activities as gardening, catfishing, patching work clothes, as well as recovering from near fatal exhaustion.

Source: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Myriad-Ways-Black-Amer-Black-History_Black-Robe-Regiment_Wayne-Kohler-230807-967.html

"He said that he'd put me up in Glencourse where I trained when I was a young recruit, that was my first day of rest after 25 days.

Source: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23573060.mark-harding-gives-update-john-ogroats-lands-end-challenge/?ref=rss

It is our day of rest on Sunday."

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1821042/pensioners-handed-letter-neighbours-grandkids-noise

She said: "I've had it recently, a day in bed and I was alright, hindsight tells me another day of rest would have aided my recovery but too late for that.

Source: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/what-like-covid-2023-yorkshire-27794973

Sunday may still be the day of rest, but plenty of us will still need to use public transport to get somewhere – whether you’re having a family outing, visiting friends or loved ones, or get to work if you work weekends.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/23/all-london-train-stations-always-closed-on-sundays-and-closest-alternative-18657474/

The Cubs can use the day off Monday as they return from the three-city trip to regroup and give the rotation an extra day of rest.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/22/chicago-baseball-report-cubs-new-late-inning-options-and-jake-burger-on-a-heater-at-home-for-the-white-sox/

"While Shabbat is typically a day of rest, we cannot afford to rest while genocide is unfolding in our names," said Rabbi May Ye, in a statement released by organizers.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/new-york-police-arrest-hundreds-jewish-protest-urging-gaza-ceasefire