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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Which place do you prefer to leave: in a small town or in a big city ? Small towns and big cities both have their good sides. First big cities have unlimited choices of things you can do. There is always a lot to do and visit. Living in a big city is more comfortable because there are cinemas‚ theaters‚ museums‚ shops‚ malls‚ lots of restaurants to choose. There are a lot of possibilities of shopping. Secondly the standard of education is also very high in big cities. People have
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HOLIDAYS AND CUSTOMS American Holidays People in every culture celebrate holidays. Although the word "holiday" literally means "holy day‚" most American holidays are not religious‚ but commemorative in nature and origin. Because the nation is blessed with rich ethnic heritage it is possible to trace some of the American holidays to diverse cultural sources and traditions‚ but all holidays have taken on a distinctively American flavor. In the United States‚ the word "holiday" is synonymous with "celebration"
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chool holidays are not too long. Children are forced to attend school between 9am and 3:30pm every weekday which is fine in primary school‚ but when it gets to secondary school‚ children often have to contend with bullying and humiliation in school on a regular basis as well as a greater workload. Christmas and Easter breaks‚ as well as half term are great‚ but they’re not enough time to really relax. A lot of the time they will be spend doing family things. The good thing is about summer holidays
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Which Cup of Tea Do You Prefer? Which cup of tea do you prefer? I mean entertainment. Generally‚ entertainment can be defined as the activities that can provide diversion or permit people to be amused in their leisure time.[1] But no matter what the form may be‚ entertainment is exactly the movement which makes you happy and relaxed. There are three major types of entertainment I have summarized: The visual entertainment‚ the interactive entertainment‚ and the self entertainment. First of all
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qualities. By the way‚ there’s still a lot of people who want to remain these traditions. My family is a great example for this. One of my family’s important traditions is that everyone have to reunite annually on Tet holiday. It is also calles Lunar New Year but I prefer call it Tet holiday. This is the most important celebration for every Vietnamese people. Tet holiday often lasts two weeks‚ from late January to early February. That’s a wonderful opportunity for family members who live far apart
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Introduction My friends and I decided to go on a one week holiday this summer to a place we didn’t visit before. We were thinking about the romantic Paris or exotic Madrid. We have a budget of £1000 each and we are four of us. We also have to bear in mind that being in a foreign place we need to have some extra cash left just in case‚ and we also want to buy souvenirs for friends and family and maybe treat ourselves. We had to take into account the advantages and disadvantages of both places
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As you know‚ Tet Holiday is the biggest annual celebration of Vietnam in the first days of lunar New Year. During these days‚ people welcome a new coming year with good health‚ lucks and success. Tet holiday is very special for Vietnamese families to reunite and celebrate together. The preparation for Tet holiday is taken place very soon because it requires many steps. Home are often cleaned and decorated before New Year’s Eve. Children are in charge of sweeping and scrubbing the floor. The aldults
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Reasons Why Winter is the Perfect Time for Tennis Holidays in Tenerife Tennis holidays are a great way to spend vacations. It’s a new concept to a number of people and understandably so. Basically‚ they are trips wherein you spend time vacationing in a certain location and at the same time‚ play tennis. Our idea of vacations is spending time sitting on white sand and enjoying the hot sun‚ not hitting felt-covered balls in grass or clay courts. However‚ have an open mind: tennis holidays are awesome
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at home‚ which do you prefer? Watching movies is an amazing activity to relax for many people nowadays. After a hard-working day‚ what can be more satisfying than watching films and concentrating with amusement on the plots? I like seeing films‚ too. Although I have many film DVDs at home‚ I still prefer watching films at cinemas. One of the biggest factors that make me feel like watching films at cinemas is the bigger screen and realer sound I can enjoy there. I have a TV which can play my
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