It was the first time that that measure of subway ridership had fallen since 2003, except in months where the drop was attributed to bad weather or quirks of the calendar, like holidays falling on weekdays.
It is open from 8 30 a.m. to 7 30 p.m. Monday to Saturday; from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on holidays that fall on weekdays except for Christmas Day, New Year's Day and May 1, when it is closed.
When I called him for my sister, who planned to have the bris at a synagogue with a reception afterward, he explained some basics: If the event falls on a weekday, order less.
Moreover, (DoW_k(d)) denotes the day-of-the-week dummy which is always zero expect if d falls on the k's weekday.
The Bible refers to Yom Kippur as Shabbat Shabbaton ("Sabbath of Solemn Rest," or "Sabbath of Sabbaths") because, even though the holy day may fall on a weekday, it is on Yom Kippur that solemnity and cessation of work are most complete.
Or being too hungover to work because this stupid holiday just had to fall on a weekday.
Just like in the real world, if the holiday fell on a weekday we would get excused from classes or programs, so that felt pretty special as well.
However, as Jews know, the day of Passover itself is also a "Sabbath" or rest day -- no matter what weekday it falls on.
In some countries (esp. those with Islamic holidays) it is also possible that a weekday public holiday falls on the same date with fixed-date public holiday.
By the act of 1871, the following were constituted bank holidays in England, Wales, and Ireland: Easter Monday; Whitmonday, the first Monday of August December 266 if a weekday; and, by the act of 1875, December 27 when December 26 falls on a Sunday (i.e., the first weekday after Christmas; Boxing Day).
