In Israel and in Jewish tradition, we add a day after the holiday is over to extend the joy that it brought. For example. Passover ends on Monday, Tuesday is "Isru Chag" and it's an extra day off.
It’s like a
holiday from the holiday.
Apparently, in the military, the same rule applies. When
we have off for Labor Day, we get off Saturday through Tuesday. (This is called a 96.) We get a
holiday day to recover from the holiday. I love Jewish customs that appear to
be integrated in US military operating procedures.
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