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American who are Jewish usually celebrate the Jewish holidays, while most other Americans do not. In the same way, Americans who are Muslim usually celebrate the Islamic holidays, while most other Americans do not. In areas with large Jewish populations, it makes sense for employers and schools to simply give the day off to all of their workers and students since having only half-a-workforce in the office or half of the students in half of the classrooms is not very effective.

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