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A Holiday is a day designated as having special Value (personal and cultural)|significance for which individual s, a government , or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. A holiday does not necessarily exclude doing normal work: the relatively minor Jewish holiday of Chanukah has been described as a "working holiday" and those who celebrate a holiday such as Diwali may have to work a normal schedule in countries where it is not a public holiday .

Etymology

The word holiday derived from the notion of "Holy Day", and gradually evolved to its current form.

The word holiday comes from the Old English word haligdæg . The word originally referred only to special religious days. In modern use, it means any special day of rest or relaxation, as opposed to normal days away from work or school.

Regional meaning

The usage of the word holiday varies in different parts of the English-speaking world .

Australia, Canada, UK

In Australia, Canada, and the UK, all usage of the word holiday means time away from normal employment or education. The meaning is further subdivided into two major sub-categories:

# Public holiday , a day decreed by government as a day when the bulk of the population is not normally expected to be at work, such as Australia Day , Anzac Day , Bank Holiday or Christmas Day .
# A non-working trip or stay away from one's normal home. This is similar to what is described in American English as a vacation , a word rarely used in Australia or the UK. Canadians variously use either the term vacation or the word holiday .

Days referred to as holidays in other places but which do not involve formally decreed time away from work especially for that day, such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day , are not described as holidays in Australia or the UK.

The UK and Australia also refer to School holidays (typically Christmas , Easter , and Summer ) for the periods between School term|School terms when children are not required to go to school, and Half-term holidays for the short break (usually one week) part-way through each School term.

United States

In the US, holiday may refer to a day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) for commemoration, celebration (party)|celebration , or other observance. School s and business es often close for certain holidays. The term "holiday" is also commonly used as a direct euphemism for Christmas ; businesses may announce, for example, that a product will be available "for Holiday ", meaning that it will be available in time for the Christmas and holiday season|Christmas shopping season .

India

In India holidays are days in which mainly schools or small firms get a free day.

Types of holiday (observance)

Religious holidays

Many holidays are linked to faith s and religion s (see etymology above). Christian holidays are defined as part of the liturgical year , the chief ones being Easter and Christmas . The Orthodox Christian and Western-Roman Catholic fiesta patronal|patronal feast day or 'name day' are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the Calendar of saints . In Islam , the largest Muslim holidays|holidays are Eid ul-Fitr (immediately after Ramadan ) and Eid al-Adha (at the end of the Hajj ). Hindu s, Jainism|Jains and Sikh s observe several holidays, one of the largest being Diwali (Festival of Light). Public holidays in Japan|Japanese holidays contain references to several different faiths and beliefs. Celtic, Norse, and Neopaganism|Neopagan holidays follow the order of the Wheel of the Year . Some are closely linked to Swedish festivities . The Bahá'í Faith observes Bahá'í calendar#Holy_days|holidays as defined by the Bahá'í calendar . Jews have two holiday seasons: the Spring Feasts of Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Weeks, called Pentecost in Greek); and the Fall Feasts of Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Tabernacles), and Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly).

Northern Hemisphere winter holidays

Winter in the Northern Hemisphere features many holidays that involve List of winter festivals|festivals and feasts . The Christmas and holiday season surrounds the winter solstice , Christmas and Holiday, and is celebrated by many religions and cultures. Usually, this period begins near the start of November and ends with New Year's Day . Holiday season is, somewhat, a commercial term that applies, in the US, to the period that begins with Thanksgiving and ends with New Year's Eve. Some Christianity|Christian countries consider the end of the festive season to be after the feast of Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany .

National holidays

Sovereign nations and territories observe holidays based on events of significance to their history. For example, Americans celebrate Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day , celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Secular holidays

Several secular holidays are observed, such as Earth Day or, Arbor Day , or Labor Day , both International observance|internationally , and across multi-country regions, often in conjunction with organizations such as the United Nations . Many other days are marked to celebrate events or people, but are not strictly holidays as time off work is rarely given.

Unofficial holidays

These are holidays that are not traditionally marked on calendars. These holidays are celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some promote a cause, others recognize historical events not officially recognized, and others are "funny" holidays celebrated with humorous intent. For example, Monkey Day celebrated on December 14, International Talk Like a Pirate Day observed on September 19 and Blasphemy Day is September 30.

Opposition

Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate certain holidays, such as Christmas , Halloween , and Easter , because they believe these holidays are Paganism|pagan . They do however annually observe "The Passover", paying homage to the death of Jesus Christ, and the sacrifices they believe he made for mankind.

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