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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Kerkness (Kerkness) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:42:26 -0000
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There's no place like home for the holidays, No matter how far u are. From atlantic to pacific gee the traffic is terrific
ROMANOinc (Ashley Romano) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:40:01 -0000
There's no place like home for the holidays, No matter how far u are. From atlantic to pacific gee the traffic is terrific
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TomassoTrattori (Tomasso Trattoria) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:39:23 -0000
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I don't know why I'm such a sucka for this time of year I love the holidays especially with family n friends its not even about the gifts
JazzyBriana (Jasmine ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:33:38 -0000
I don't know why I'm such a sucka for this time of year I love the holidays especially with family n friends its not even about the gifts
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LocaConPistolas (Vanessa) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:30:17 -0000
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@Flightpath7 Generally feeling great - busy but nearly holidays so that's good, steeling myself for the hot weather & for my family…
chrismbr (Chris Rodda) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:30:17 -0000
@Flightpath7 Generally feeling great - busy but nearly holidays so that's good, steeling myself for the hot weather & for my family…

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