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The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Based on the words holy and day, holidays originally represented special religious days. The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day of rest (as opposed to regular days of rest such as the weekend).
In Canada and the United States, a holiday is a day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observance or activity. A holiday can also be a special day on which school and/or offices are closed, such as Labor Day. When translated from/to other languages, the meanings of the word "holiday" may be conflated with these of "observance" and "celebration". In paint lingo, holiday can also mean an unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface. Religious holidays • Bahá'í holidays • Buddhist holidays • Celtic, Norse, and Neopagan holidays • Christian holidays • Hindu holidays • Islamic holidays • Jewish holidays Public holidays
Consecutive holidays Consecutive holidays are a string of holidays taken together without working days in between. They tend to be considered a good chance to take short trips. In late 1990s, the Japanese government passed a law that increased the likelihood of consecutive holidays by moving holidays from fixed days to a relative position in a month, such as the second Monday. Well-known consecutive holidays include: • Beginning in 2000, Spring Festival, Labor Day and National Day are week-long holidays in the People's Republic of China. • In Japan, golden-week, lasting roughly a full week. • In Poland during holidays on the 1st and 3rd May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). • In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day can occasionally occur in Holy Week, the week before Easter; in this case the three holidays (St. Patrick's Day, Good Friday, and Easter Monday) plus three days leave can result in a 10-day break. • In Australia, Canada and England, a public holiday otherwise falling on a Sunday will result in observance of the public holiday on the next available weekday (generally Monday). This arrangement results in a long weekend • The U.S. Congress changed the observance of Memorial Day and Washington's Birthday from fixed dates to certain Mondays in 1968 (effective 1971). Several states had passed similar laws earlier. International holidays (secular) Many other days are marked to celebrate events or people, but are not strictly holidays as time off work is rarely given. • Valentine's Day (14 February) • International Women's Day (8 March, particularly in Eastern European Countries) • Labour Day, Worker's Day or May Day (1 May in most countries. The United States and Canada both celebrate on the first Monday in September) • Mother's Day (second Sunday in May in North America, fourth Sunday in Lent in UK) • Father's Day (Various dates depending on celebrating country) • Halloween (31 October)
These are holidays celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some are designed to promote a cause, others recognize historical events not recognized officially, and others are "funny" holidays, generally intended as humorous distractions and excuses to share laughs among friends. Vanishing holidays Some holidays that were once widely celebrated are less so today, for various reasons. One example of this fact is revealed by the assumption inherent in this bit of dialogue from the 1961 musical-comedy album, Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America, Volume One. Christopher Columbus, who has arrived in the New World just moments earlier, tells a Native American that he wants to cash a check... • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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