For other uses, see Holiday (disambiguation).

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 most of the English-speaking world a holiday is also a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation (e.g. "I'm going on holiday to Malta next week"), the North American equivalent being "vacation". However, some Canadians (especially those of English or Irish descent) will use both the terms vacation and holiday interchangeably when referring to a trip away from home or time off work.

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.

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jordynscloset (Debbie Wikso) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:43:53 -0000
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@ahslowka Though "holiday customers" terrify me so I would be frightened to work anywhere requiring customer service during holidays.
MandyBu (Mandy) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:43:35 -0000
@ahslowka Though "holiday customers" terrify me so I would be frightened to work anywhere requiring customer service during holidays.
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4jazznjava (4jazznjava) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:43:26 -0000
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Practitioner informational, November 20th. Weekly series: Holistically Happy Holidays Saturday 7th at 9:30am Spiritual Aspect of individual
Soultrainer1 (Rachel Allen) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:42:41 -0000
Practitioner informational, November 20th. Weekly series: Holistically Happy Holidays Saturday 7th at 9:30am Spiritual Aspect of individual
Practitioner informational, November 20th. Weekly series: Holistically Happy Holidays Saturday 7th at 9:30am Spiritual Aspect of individual
houseofcadeo (HouseOfCaDeo.org) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:42:41 -0000
Practitioner informational, November 20th. Weekly series: Holistically Happy Holidays Saturday 7th at 9:30am Spiritual Aspect of individual
Operation Get Stoked for the Holidays is now in effect. It has to be. The mall is already halfway decorated.
misserinrose (Erin Boylan) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:42:41 -0000
Operation Get Stoked for the Holidays is now in effect. It has to be. The mall is already halfway decorated.

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