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Because most American holidays signify something important beyond a day off. Symbols matter to people. Also, having coordinated time off makes it easier for pe
by endtime 3y ago
Because most American holidays signify something important beyond a day off. Symbols matter to people.
Also, having coordinated time off makes it easier for people to actually reliably take that time off in practice. Which is important for holidays like Thanksgiving which involves travel and groups of people getting together.
- snarf21 3y agoAnd some people not in the US forget sometimes how BIG the US is. Additionally, a lot of our holidays have tradition and ritual associated with them. My favorite day of the year is a family event the 3rd Saturday of December (just pre xmas).