1.   An NYSE spokesperson said the early closing is intended to give people in the securities industry more time off to observe the holiday.

2.   An NYSE spokeswoman said the early closing is intended to give people in the securities industry more time off to observe the holiday.

3.   And in many minor league towns, the last holiday is being observed.

4.   Families now gather and observe the holiday by reciting the story of enslavement, and their miraculous freedom, from a book called the Hagaddah.

5.   Her plans for observing the holiday?

6.   In contrast, not observing the holiday can be costly.

7.   Many pagans and Wiccans also prefer to keep a low profile and observe their holidays in the privacy of their homes.

8.   Moreover, each country has its own quirky way of determining when holidays will be observed.

9.   Or they married non-Jewish spouses and did not observe the holiday for years, forgetting much of what they had learned as children.

10.   Some companies observed a holiday on Saturday, partly explaining the fewer number of strikers.