A holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals‚ a government‚ or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious‚ national‚ or cultural significance‚ often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 Regional meaning 2.1 Australia‚ Canada‚ UK 2.2 U.S.A. 3 Types of holiday (observance) 3.1 Religious holidays 3.2 Northern Hemisphere winter
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The Christmas Holiday in our home. May‚ 29th‚ 2012 If someone was to simply ask what their favorite holiday of the year is‚ they would expect Christmas to be the answer. For most of the people who have the pleasure of being able to celebrate this holiday‚ they would usually agree. In my family‚ this would certainly be the automatic response. The holiday Christmas‚ means a lot of memorable family time and a breath from our chaotic lives. My two oldest sisters are able to return home from
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Essay 2 Final draft Tis the Season For most people the holiday season is a very happy time. It is a time for laughter and rejoicing. It is during the holiday season that we begin to see and hear from loved ones that may not always be in touch. Friends and family from everywhere begin to make contact during this time of year in hopes to send merry wishes for the year and year to come. However not all people are overcome with the “holiday spirit‚” but are rather plagued with the feeling of sadness
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about holidays celebrated by many Americans‚ such as New Year’s Day‚ Independence Day‚ and Thanksgiving. Americans celebrate a variety of federal holidays and other national observances throughout the year. American holidays can be secular‚ religious‚ international‚ or uniquely American. With the wide variety of federal holidays‚ and the many levels of American government‚ it can be confusing to determine what public and private facilities are open on or around a given federal holiday. You can
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Finding something that will make it easier to plan your holiday It is not as easy as it looks to find a concept that you believe in and you think is going to make it easier or more convenient for people to travel. First I was trying too hard‚ finding something that would do amazing things‚ something that would be so new. Nothing came to my head‚ then I thought‚ why not just try something simple that I would like to have to help me planning my travels or for my friends. I had to stop trying to think
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A wonderful holiday. I like traveling. I’m very thankful to god because giving me a family that loves to travel. When I go for traveling with my family‚ there are a lot of interesting place that we visit. Between traveling at bigger city and go traveling at Island‚ I will choose the Island to travel. I don’t like travel at bigger city because it was so noisy and a lot of pollution. Enough for me to live and always trapped in the traffic jam especially when I’m go back home to my own town Johor
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bringing our conversation to an end. I breathed deeply‚ thinking of the adventures in store for me. Ever since my uncle had invited me to visit his family in Paris during my holidays‚ I had been simply restless. I had been surfing the Net since the past few days for the best tourist locations‚ and had even set out a travel plan. I was to travel to Paris and visit the monumental beauties of France. Switzerland’s picturesque locations would be my next destination‚ where I would scale the snowy Alps;
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for our body similarly holidays are important for relaxation and change – they provide relief from the monotony of our daily routine. They are important for our mental and emotional well being. Holidays! Holidays! Holidays who does not wait for them? Holidays give us a break from our routine and help us to refresh ourselves and go back to work with renewed energy. They are not only meant for enjoying but also for pursuing our hobbies and interests. During holidays we can live our life as
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National Holidays Our society in the US today is one that enjoys traditions and celebrations. We are able to see this due to the crazy amount of holidays we have‚ ranging from important to foolish. Even though the majority of citizens put emphasis on a select few‚ there are some holidays that should be taken more seriously and maybe some that shouldn’t. Although we have an abundance of holidays/celebrations in this country‚ I still think there is room for a couple more. I believe that a National
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To Me To me holidays are more then just presents and food. They are truly family days. All the holidays are spent with the family. They not only call Thanksgiving just because the turkey but they call it because people give and take. That’s what they day is based on. Not to be selfish‚ that is how we celebrate the holidays. In many ways‚ a lot of thing in life are taken for granted. When you’re a young kid‚ it is all about the presents‚ but as you grow older you mature and come to the realization
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