This holiday occurs multiple times in a year. Call it 5th Friday, Even Though It Might Be a Tuesday. It’s a day off from work anytime a weekday occurs five times in a month. October 29th on a Tuesday (not to mention Wednesday and Thursday!)? August 31st on a Monday? Perfect. If it unfolds for the fifth time in a month, you’ve got yourself a reason to sleep in, or party, get away to the woods, renovate the bathroom, clean the garage, write a tome on how to achieve world peace, or spend time hangin’ around in sweats and drinking coffee until you can see through walls.
January 2026 will offer up a nice long weekend for ya. So will March, June, July, and September. And even if they don’t string together for a long weekend, a 5th Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday is a nice mid-week break.
Not sure what would happen to productivity or SAT scores, though.
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