Holiday
Day of observance
A holiday is a day of celebration or commemoration when normal activities, especially work, are suspended.
National holidays mark significant events or figures: Independence Day is a federal holiday.
Religious holidays observe sacred occasions.
In British English, holiday also means vacation: We're going on holiday to Spain.
The adjective describes festive contexts: holiday cheer, holiday shopping.
To holiday is to vacation somewhere: They holiday in the south of France every August.
Swift departure or retreat
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- breakInterrupt continuity
- resortPlace for getaways
travel · relaxation · leisure · escape · destination · staycation · sabbatical · time-off
Winter nativity celebration
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- DiwaliHindu festival of lights
- EidIslamic holy celebration
Passover · Vesak · Ramadan · sacred · blessing · worship · pilgrimage · prayer
Organized public celebration
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- observanceKeeping of customs
- traditionCustom passed through generations
gathering · feast · parade · fireworks · decorations · customs · merrymaking · revelry
Year's warmest season
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
Thanksgiving · solstice · harvest · midwinter · midsummer · equinox · snowbird · ski
getaway
Swift departure or retreat
resort · travel · relaxation · leisure · escape · destination · staycation · sabbatical · time-off · recharge
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- DiwaliHindu festival of lights
Eid · Passover · Vesak · Ramadan · sacred · blessing · worship · pilgrimage · prayer · mass
festival
Organized public celebration
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- observanceKeeping of customs
tradition · gathering · feast · parade · fireworks · decorations · customs · merrymaking · revelry · carnival
summer
Year's warmest season
Halloween · Thanksgiving · solstice · harvest · midwinter · midsummer · equinox · snowbird · ski · tropical
independence
Freedom from external control
veterans · republic · liberation · sovereignty · civic · anthem · founding · democracy · freedom · unity
leave
Sanctioned time away
entitlement · public · accrued · schedule · roster · overtime · HR · policy · request · approval
- Green DayAmerican Idiot, Nimrod, Longview
- Pasco CountyTrinity, Hudson, Lutz, Odessa
- Unincorporated PlacesLennox, Carmichael, Gonzalez, Oak Ridge, San Miguel
- magazinesmagazine, issue, periodical, publication, design magazine
- Fuel Sellersgas station, petrol station, filling station, service station, BP
- Screwball ComediesBringing Up Baby, It Happened One Night, The Philadelphia Story, Twentieth Century, fast-talking
Holidayordinary day
Uneventful twenty-four hours
weekday · routine · everyday life · business as usual · everyday
Holidayobligation
Required task or commitment
duty · school day · term time · errand · chore
- holiday seasonYear-end celebration weeks
- holiday weekendExtended break around celebration
- Happy HolidaysInclusive festive greeting
- holiday spiritSeasonal goodwill and merriment
- holiday mealSpecial occasion dinner
- holiday partySeasonal celebratory gathering