holiday decoration

Seasonal display piece

Holiday decoration refers to ornamental items displayed to celebrate specific holidays—Christmas lights, Halloween pumpkins, Easter eggs, Fourth of July bunting.

The term usually implies seasonal, temporary display: They put up their holiday decorations the day after Thanksgiving.

In American retail contexts, "holiday" often serves as a religiously neutral substitute for Christmas.

Related

string lights · shamrocks · crescent moons · piñatas · glasswork · bells · dreidels · Chinese lanterns · paper lantern · garlands · candleholders · wreaths · stockings · snowflakes · snow globe · pumpkins · eggs · stars

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festivity

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Unadorned vertical surfaces

austerity

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