religious holiday
Faith's special day
A religious holiday is a day of observance tied to a particular faith or spiritual tradition, typically commemorating a sacred event, honoring a deity, or marking a significant moment in religious history.
Examples include Christmas, Eid, Passover, and Diwali.
Religious holidays often involve special rituals, prayers, or abstentions from work, and many have become cultural occasions celebrated even by those outside the faith.
She took the day off for a religious holiday.
Address to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
reflection · meditation · vigil · sermon · mass · congregation · sabbath · reverence
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- altarSacred ritual table
- offeringSomething presented or given
chanting · vestments · incense · communion · benediction · ablution · procession · blessing
prayer
Address to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
devotion · reflection · meditation · vigil · sermon · mass · congregation · sabbath · reverence · piety
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
offering · chanting · vestments · incense · communion · benediction · ablution · procession · blessing · libation
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
family · traditions · decorations · lights · music · gifts · banquet · merriment · cheer · joy
Hajj
Islamic pilgrimage obligation
Jerusalem · Medina · Santiago · Ganges · Vatican · Canterbury · Fatima · Bethlehem · Iona · Zion
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- excusesexcuse, not my fault, overslept, alibi, excuses
- religious accommodationsprayer room, prayer time, head covering, kosher food, halal food
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- calendar datesanniversary, birthday, deadline, appointment, milestone
- time offvacation, weekend, break, rest, day off
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City-declared day off
national holiday · bank holiday · federal holiday · public holiday · Independence Day
religious holidayordinary day
Uneventful twenty-four hours
workday · weekday · business day · working day · everyday life
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