The question I have been dwelling on — why the "Second Saturday holiday?" — was finally answered by the archives of newspapers. Here we go.
The origin of the Second Saturday holiday tradition dates back to the days of the East India Company.
The Book of Genesis in the Holy Bible says, “The Seventh Day or Saturday was the day for rest and worship after the six days it took God to create the world.” Planet Saturn, from which the day’s name is derived, is the second-largest planet. The second Saturday of the month was designated as a holiday.
The Jews observe Saturday as the Sabbath, a long-standing tradition in Israel. Derived from the Biblical Sabbath in Christianity, Saturday is a weekly day of rest or religious observance.
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Day for Rest and Worship
Seventh-day Sabbath observance is practiced by seventh-day Sabbatarians, who rest from labor from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. Sabbath is an important part of the belief and practice of seventh-day Christians. These believers observe the Sabbath on the seventh Hebrew day of the week, from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset, in a manner similar to Judaism, rather than observing the Lord's Day on Sunday like most other forms of Christianity. They believe that keeping the seventh-day Sabbath weekly and physically is a moral responsibility, equal to any of the Ten Commandments, honoring God as Creator and Deliverer. The requirement to keep the seventh day holy is found in the fourth commandment of God's Law.
Most employers give their workers either a half-day or a full holiday on this day, supporting this historical belief across cultures. The Sacramento Second Saturday Art Walk is a program in Sacramento, California, where local art galleries stay open into the late evenings every second Saturday of each month.
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