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Affordable and reliable transport in the form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railways railways] allowed urban workers to [[travel]] on their days off, with the first package holidays to seaside resorts appearing in the 1870s, a trend which spread to industrial nations in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America]. As workers [[channeled]] their wages into leisure [[activities]], the modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_industry entertainment industry] (beginning with the [[film]] industry) emerged in industrialized nations, catering to entertain workers on their days off. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era Victorian] [[concept]]—the weekend—heralded the beginning of leisure time as it is known today.

Affordable and reliable transport in the form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railways railways] allowed urban workers to [[travel]] on their days off, with the first package holidays to seaside resorts appearing in the 1870s, a trend which spread to industrial nations in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America]. As workers [[channeled]] their wages into leisure [[activities]], the modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_industry entertainment industry] (beginning with the [[film]] industry) emerged in industrialized nations, catering to entertain workers on their days off. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era Victorian] [[concept]]—the weekend—heralded the beginning of leisure time as it is known today.

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]