Holiday

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.

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 decent) 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) observation or activity. A holiday can also be a special day on which school and/or offices are closed, such as Labor Day.


Public holidays

A public holiday or legal holiday is a holiday endorsed by the state. Public holidays can be either religious, in which case they reflect the dominant religion in a country, or secular, in which case they are usually political or historical in character. "Public Holiday" is the term used in Australia and "Bank Holiday" in the UK, although some industries in the UK work through Bank Holidays. "Legal holiday" is not a term used outside the United States.

Consecutive holidays

Consecutive holidays are a string of holidays taken together without working days in between. They tend to be considered a good chance to take short trips. In late 1990s, the Japanese government passed a law that increased the likelihood of consecutive holidays by moving holidays from fixed days to a relative position in a month, such as the second Monday. Well-known consecutive holidays include:

  • Began at 2000, in the People's Republic of China, Spring Festival, Labor Day and National Day are week-long holidays.
  • In Japan, golden-week, lasting roughly a full week.
  • In Poland during holidays on the 1st and 3rd of May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka).
  • In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day can occasionally occur in Holy Week, the week before Easter; in this case the three holidays (St. Patrick's Day, Good Friday, and Easter Monday) plus three days leave can result in a 10-day break.
  • In Australia and England, a public holiday otherwise falling on a Sunday will result in observance of the public holiday on the next available weekday (generally Monday). This arrangement results in a long weekend
  • The U.S. Congress changed the observance of Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Washington's Birthday from fixed dates to certain Mondays in 1968 (effective 1971). Several states had passed similar laws earlier.

Religious holidays

Buddhist holidays

  • Vesak
  • Matsuri (in Japan, could also be considered a Shinto holiday)
  • Blessed Rainy Day in Bhutan

Celtic, Norse, and Neopagan holidays

In the order of the Wheel of the Year:

  • Samhain (Celtic): 31 October-1 November, Celtic New Year, first day of winter
  • Winternights (Norse): 29 October-2 November, Norse New Year
  • Yule (Norse): 21 December-22 December, winter solstice, Celtic mid-winter
  • Imbolc (Celtic): 1 February-2 February, Celtic first day of spring
  • Ostara/Easter (Norse): 21 March-22 March, vernal equinox, Celtic mid-spring
  • Beltane (Celtic): 30 April-1 May, Celtic first day of summer
  • Litha (Norse): 21 June-22 June, summer solstice, Celtic mid-summer
  • Lughnasadh (Celtic): 1 August-2 August, Celtic first day of autumn
  • Mabon/Harvest End (Norse): 21 September-22 September, autumnal equinox, Celtic mid-fall

Christian holidays

  • Advent
  • All Saints' Day
  • All Souls' Day
  • Ascension Day (Ascension of Jesus into Heaven)
  • Ash Wednesday
  • Assumption of Mary (Assumption of the Virgin Mary)
  • Candlemas
  • Childermas
  • Christmas (Birth of Jesus)
  • Corpus Christi
  • (Sacrifice of Jesus)
  • Easter (Resurrection of Jesus)
  • Easter Triduum
    • Easter Vigil
    • Good Friday (Death of Jesus)
    • Holy Saturday
    • Holy Thursday (Celebration of The Last Supper)
  • Epiphany
  • Lent
  • Pentecost or Whitsun (Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus)
  • Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (last day of Carnival)
  • Winter Lent
  • Watch Night

The Catholic fiestas patronales are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the Calendar of saints.

Hindu holidays

  • Baisakhi
  • Daserra
  • Diwali
    • Diwali Amvasaya (Laxmi Puja)
    • Diwali (day 2)
    • Bhaubeej
  • Ekadasi
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Gokul Ashtami
  • Gudhi Padwa
  • Holi
  • Mahashivratri
  • Makar Sankranti
  • Onam
  • Pongal
  • Rama-Lilas
  • Ram Navami
  • Vaikunta Ekadasi
  • Ugadi

Islamic holidays

  • Aashurah (especially in Shi'a Islam)
  • Eid: date determined by the lunar calendar and observation of the moon
    • Eid ul-Fitr, Lesser Bairam
      • Eid ul-Adha, Greater Bairam
  • Festival of Muharram
  • Ramadan

Jewish holidays

  • Hanukkah (also: Chanukah; the Festival of Lights)
  • Lag Ba'omer
  • Passover
  • Purim (Based on the events in the Biblical book of Esther)
  • Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
  • Shavuot (Pentecost)
  • Sukkot (The Feast of Tabernacles)
  • Tisha B'Av
  • Tu Bishvat (New year of the trees)
  • Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Bahá'í holidays

  • Naw Ruz (Bahá'í New Year)
  • 1st Day of Ridván
  • 9th Day of Ridvan
  • 12th Day of Ridvan
  • Declaration of the Báb
  • Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
  • Martyrdom of the Báb
  • Birth of the Báb
  • Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

The Northern Hemisphere winter holiday season

In many Western countries, the winter holiday season is a period of time surrounding Christmas. Except in North America, the phrases "holiday season" and "holiday period" usually mean the summer months when most people take their annual holiday ("vacation" in North American English), and phrases such as the "festive period" are used to describe the period around Christmas and New Year. Usually, this festive period begins near the end of November and ends with New Year's Day on January 1, reflecting traditional pagan celebrations of the period around the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. In some Christian countries, the end of the festive season is considered to be after the feast of Epiphany, although this has only symbolic value.

Holidays traditionally in the winter holiday season

  • Thanksgiving - (fourth Thursday in November in USA, second Monday in October in Canada) — Holiday generally observed as an expression of gratitude, traditionally to God, for the autumn harvest. It is traditionally celebrated with a meal shared among friends and family in which turkey is eaten. It is celebrated by many as a secular holiday, and marks the beginning of the American "holiday season".
  • Hanukkah - (26 Kislev - 2/3 Tevet - almost always in December) — Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of Seleucid forces who had tried to prevent Israel from practising Judaism, and also celebrating the miracle of the Menorah lights burning for eight days with only enough (olive) oil for one day.
  • Christmas Day - (25 December) — Christian holiday commemorating the traditional birth-date of Jesus. Christmas is also celebrated as a secular gift-giving holiday; other observances include the decoration of trees and houses.
  • Kwanzaa (USA) - (26 December - 1 January) — Holiday observance held from December 26 to January 1 honoring African-American heritage, primarily in the United States. It was created in 1966.
  • Boxing Day (26 December) — Holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. In many European countries it is also a holiday, called St Stephen's Day or the second day of Christmas.
  • New Year's Day - (1 January) — Holiday observing the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Preceded by New Year's Eve on 31 December, which is celebrated with festivities in anticipation of New Year's Day.

Winter holiday greetings

With the winter holidays, come various different greetings appropriate for each holiday or the entire season. They are:

  • Merry Christmas (sometimes referenced in Spanish or French as Feliz Navidad and Joyeux Noel)
  • Happy Hanukkah
  • Season's Greetings
  • Happy Holiday(s)
  • Joyous Yule
  • Happy Kwanzaa
  • Happy New Year
  • Happy Solstice
  • Happy Thanksgiving
  • Happy Winter

National holidays

Further information: national holiday and list of holidays by country

International holidays (secular)

Many other days are marked to celebrate events or people, but are not strictly holidays as time off work is rarely given.

  • Perihelion (3-6 January, depending on year and location)
  • Valentine's Day (14 February)
  • Leap Day (29 February, every four years)
  • Astronomy Day (date varies depending on cycle of Moon)
  • April Fool's Day (1 April)
  • Earth Day (22 April)
  • Labour Day, Worker's Day or May Day (1 May, most countries - United States and Canada are prominent exceptions)
  • Mother's Day (second Sunday in May in North America, fourth Sunday in Lent in UK)
  • World Ocean Day (8 June)
  • Father's Day (third Sunday in June; 19 March, others; 8 August, Republic of China)
  • Halloween (31 October)
  • United Nations holidays
  • International Women's Day (8th of March, particularly in Eastern European Countries)

Other secular holidays

Other secular holidays not observed internationally:

  • Boxing Day (26 December in the Commonwealth of Nations)
  • Flag Day (14 June in the United States)
  • Grandparent's Day (Sunday after September Labor Day - proclaimed in the United States by Jimmy Carter in 1978)
  • Groundhog Day (2 February in United States and Canada)
  • Labor Day (a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday of September)
  • Labour Day (Many European countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1)
  • Independence day (observed by many different countries at different dates)
  • Lee-Jackson-King Day (20 January) Combined holiday celebrated in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1984 to 2000
  • Loyalty Day (1 May in the United States)
  • Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January in the United States)
  • Mother-in-Law's Day (fourth Sunday in October, where?)
  • Patriot's Day (third Monday in April in Massachusetts and Maine, United States)
  • Pioneer Day (24 July in Utah, United States)
  • Queen's Day (30 March in the Netherlands)
  • Sweetest Day (third Saturday in October, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan in the United States)
  • Holidays originating in ancient Latvia

Unofficial holidays

These are holidays celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some are designed to promote a cause, others recognize historical events not recognized officially, and others are "funny" holidays are generally intended as humorous distractions and excuses to share laughs among friends.

  • Paper Hat Day (4 January)
  • Wintereenmas (25 January through 31 January)
  • International Dadaism Month (4 February, 1 April, 28 March, 15 July, 2 August, 7 August, 16 August, 26 August, 18 September, 22 September, 1 October, 17 October, 26 October)
  • Pi Day (14 March)
  • International Cannabis Day (20 April)
  • Towel Day (25 May) (a tribute to the late Douglas Adams)
  • 24-hour Comics Day (24 April)
  • No Pants Day (first Friday of May)
  • Bloomsday (16 June based on James Joyce's novel Ulysses)
  • X-Day (5 July in the Church of the SubGenius)
  • Evoloterra (20 July celebrates the first manned Moon Landing)
  • Pi Approximation Day (22 July)
  • National Talk In Elevators Day (last Friday of July)
  • National Underwear Day (11 August)
  • International Talk Like a Pirate Day (19 September)
  • Ask a Stupid Question Day (28 September)
  • October Fool's Day (1 October) (Southern Hemisphere version of April Fool's Day)
  • Brick Day (15 October)
  • Mole Day (23 October)
  • Festivus (23 December)
  • Christmahanukwanzakah (the holiday season in general, a holiday made out of a marketing campaign invented by Virgin Mobile during the 2004 holiday season.)
  • Blame Someone Else Day (first Friday the 13th of the year)
  • Flying Spaghetti Monsterism Holy Day (every Friday)
  • Sinkie Day (The Day After Thanksgiving)
  • Tax Freedom Day (calculated by dividing the tally of all taxes collected in each year by a tally of all income, and applying it to the calendar)

Vanishing holidays

Some holidays that were once widely celebrated are less so today, for various reasons. One example of this fact is revealed by the assumption inherent in this bit of dialogue from the 1961 musical-comedy album, Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America, Volume One. Christopher Columbus, who has arrived in the New World just moments earlier, tells a Native American that he wants to cash a check...

  • Native: "You out of luck today. Banks closed."
  • Columbus: "Oh? Why?"
  • Native: "Columbus Day!"

No holidays?

Referring to the original meaning of the term, Henny Youngman included this joke among his vast catalog of one-liners:

Although Youngman's jest suggests that the list of holidays for a non-believer would necessarily be the "empty set", many non-believers honor various holidays and "holy" days, and those of one faith often honor holidays of other faiths.


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Consecutive holidays are a string of holidays taken together without working days in between. Stacy was then moved to SmackDown! as part of a trade with Christy Hemme, bringing Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle to RAW. "Legal holiday" is not a term used outside the United States. During this time, Stacy was credited as having one of her best matches to date with WWE Diva, Victoria, on an international edition of WWE Heat. "Public Holiday" is the term used in Australia and "Bank Holiday" in the UK, although some industries in the UK work through Bank Holidays. She became 1/3 of their trio as Super Stacy. Public holidays can be either religious, in which case they reflect the dominant religion in a country, or secular, in which case they are usually political or historical in character. Keibler would go on to join forces with Hurricane and Rosey.

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. In the end, Stacy's involvement with Orton was a device for his inevitable heel turn. A holiday can also be a special day on which school and/or offices are closed, such as Labor Day. The storyline never really made any advances, and as Randy challenged the Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 21, Randy ended the relationship by giving her an RKO, justifying this evil act by claiming he was demonstrating just how ruthless he could be in order to defeat the Undertaker.

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The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day. Stacy soon began an angle with popular superstar Randy Orton. Based on the words holy and day -, holidays originally represented special religious days. As result of this, Stacy appeared on Raw following her victory and told everyone that she would bend over backwards to make the fans happy. The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Stacy was voted as the 2004 WWE Babe of the Year, being the first WWE Diva to beat Trish Stratus in the Babe of the Year competition (Trish was 2001-2003 Babe of the Year). Native: "Columbus Day!". However, Trish defeated her to retain the title.

Columbus: "Oh? Why?". She even got herself a title match on October 11, 2004. Banks closed.". Stacy showed off much improved wrestling skills, managing to get upset wins against Molly, Gail, and Trish. Native: "You out of luck today. Her partners were then WWE star, Nidia and then babyface,Victoria. Tax Freedom Day (calculated by dividing the tally of all taxes collected in each year by a tally of all income, and applying it to the calendar). This led to her participating in some tag matches against the heel girls then WWE Diva, Gail Kim, then heel, Trish Stratus and Molly Holly.

Sinkie Day (The Day After Thanksgiving). That was followed by a dance competition with Molly. Flying Spaghetti Monsterism Holy Day (every Friday). As one of the more popular RAW face Divas, Stacy took over the 2004 Raw Diva Search for a few weeks. Blame Someone Else Day (first Friday the 13th of the year). Her track was used on an episode of WWE Raw for herself, during the 2004 Raw Diva Search and even on the Viva Las Diva of the WWE DVD. Christmahanukwanzakah (the holiday season in general, a holiday made out of a marketing campaign invented by Virgin Mobile during the 2004 holiday season.). Other tracks were performed by Superstars such as Chris Jericho, Lilian Garcia and John Cena, each of which had their own music career.

Festivus (23 December). She and WWE music producer Jim Johnston recorded the track "Why Can't We Just Dance?" for the album. Mole Day (23 October). Stacy was chosen to record a track on the album WWE Originals. Brick Day (15 October). Finally, GM Mick Foley put a stop to the abusive Test and Steiner and freed Stacy from her obligatory contracts with the pair. October Fool's Day (1 October) (Southern Hemisphere version of April Fool's Day). Scott later turned heel by attacking Stacy when she botched another interference next RAW.

Ask a Stupid Question Day (28 September). Stacy attempted to whack Test with a chair, but he ducked and she hit Scott instead. International Talk Like a Pirate Day (19 September). A match was set for Unforgiven, and if Test won, he would not only retain Stacy's services, but those of Scott Steiner as well. National Underwear Day (11 August). For a match to win back the services of Stacy, Test faked a leg injury to pick up the win. National Talk In Elevators Day (last Friday of July). Test, however, was not happy at all, and petitioned for an intergender tag team match, pitting himself and former rival Chris Jericho against Scott and the petite Stacy.

Pi Approximation Day (22 July). Steiner managed to defeat Test for Stacy's services, and Stacy seemed happy as Scott's new manager. Evoloterra (20 July celebrates the first manned Moon Landing). This jealousy capitulated during a match on RAW, where Test turned heel and started to verbally abuse Stacy. X-Day (5 July in the Church of the SubGenius). The happy couple didn't last, however, for Test became jealous of Stacy wanting to also be Steiner's manager. Bloomsday (16 June based on James Joyce's novel Ulysses). As Test's marketing agent, she invented the idea that Test should call his fans "Testicles," cut his hair, and reshape his image.

No Pants Day (first Friday of May). She was involved in a battle between those two. 24-hour Comics Day (24 April). Stacy also managed Test, who was her real life boyfriend at the time, and Scott Steiner. Towel Day (25 May) (a tribute to the late Douglas Adams). Dawn Marie made her debut on Smackdown as Dawn Marie Renaldi, Vince's legal assistant, who competed with Stacy for McMahon's affections. International Cannabis Day (20 April). Stacy became Vince's assistant as well as his onscreen mistress until Stephanie McMahon became GM of Smackdown.

Pi Day (14 March). McMahon was ready to hire her until Stacy interrupted and demonstrated why she should get the job by giving him a table dance. International Dadaism Month (4 February, 1 April, 28 March, 15 July, 2 August, 7 August, 16 August, 26 August, 18 September, 22 September, 1 October, 17 October, 26 October). Then a beautiful woman was the final applicant. Wintereenmas (25 January through 31 January). He then angrily turned down a male applicant, who didn't even get a chance to speak, because of his effeminate mannerisms. Paper Hat Day (4 January). Vince turned down a not so good looking woman, despite her great credentials.

Holidays originating in ancient Latvia. Stacy was originally drafted to the Smackdown! Brand in 2002, where she participated in a humorous segment in which Vince McMahon was hiring a personal assistant. Sweetest Day (third Saturday in October, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan in the United States). Although, Paul pronounced it as "dutchess.". Queen's Day (30 March in the Netherlands). During which time she was nicknamed the "Duchess of Dudleyville" by Paul Heyman. Pioneer Day (24 July in Utah, United States). During the WCW/ECW Invasion, she managed Tazz and The Dudley Boyz.

Patriot's Day (third Monday in April in Massachusetts and Maine, United States). They lost to Trish and Lita in the first ever tag team bra and panties match at Invasion. Mother-in-Law's Day (fourth Sunday in October, where?). Stacy originally teamed up with close friend Torrie Wilson, and the pair feuded with WWF girls like Trish and Lita. Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January in the United States). She was still a heel after the Alliance broke up. Loyalty Day (1 May in the United States). Her first appearance for the WWF was on Smackdown when Shane McMahon brought her to the ring and distracted Rhino, causing him to lose a match.

Lee-Jackson-King Day (20 January) Combined holiday celebrated in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1984 to 2000. She was a heel to start with in The Alliance. Independence day (observed by many different countries at different dates). When WCW was purchased by the WWF in 2001, her contract was one of 24 that were retained by the WWF, making her a WWF (WWE) employee ever since. Labour Day (Many European countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1). Stacy also had a short feud with Kimberly Page early in her career. Labor Day (a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday of September). She began to use her real name and became the valet for Shawn Stasiak.

Groundhog Day (2 February in United States and Canada). After a feud with the Misfits in Action stable, Stacy feigned pregnancy and later broke up with Flair. Grandparent's Day (Sunday after September Labor Day - proclaimed in the United States by Jimmy Carter in 1978). That led to a battle with her at the Bash at the Beach. Flag Day (14 June in the United States). For a brief period, she began to date David Flair, who was already involved in a faux relationship with Daffeny. Boxing Day (26 December in the Commonwealth of Nations). After the team "fired" her, she went on to become the manager for Los Fabulosos, a Latin American tag team consisting of Silver King and El Dandy, leading them to their first major victories within TNT.

International Women's Day (8th of March, particularly in Eastern European Countries). While initially a Nitro Girl, she soon became a valet using the stage name Miss Handcock, later changed to the better known Miss Hancock, briefly serving as an associate for the tag team of Lenny Lane and Lodi dubbed Standards and Practices. United Nations holidays. In 1999 she entered a contest held by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to become one of their Nitro Girls, which she won. Halloween (31 October). She is also a former cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens. Father's Day (third Sunday in June; 19 March, others; 8 August, Republic of China). A talented dancer since the age of three, Keibler is accomplished in ballet, jazz, and tap.

World Ocean Day (8 June). . Mother's Day (second Sunday in May in North America, fourth Sunday in Lent in UK). As such, her entrance music is a cover of the ZZ Top song "Legs" performed by Kid Rock. Labour Day, Worker's Day or May Day (1 May, most countries - United States and Canada are prominent exceptions). An aspiring actress, Keibler is known for her figure, specifically her exceptionally long legs which are 41½ inches (105 centimetres) long. Earth Day (22 April). Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler (born October 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a diva for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand.

April Fool's Day (1 April). ^ Are Stacy and Jen sharing a man? on official WWE site. Astronomy Day (date varies depending on cycle of Moon). Big Momma's House 2, 2006 ...Victoria's Secret Clerk. Leap Day (29 February, every four years). Bubble Boy, 2001 ...Working Girl. Valentine's Day (14 February). Liberty Heights, 1999 (uncredited) ...Extra.

Perihelion (3-6 January, depending on year and location). Pecker, 1998 (uncredited) ...Blonde on bus. Happy Winter. Hurricane and Rosey. Happy Thanksgiving. Scott Steiner. Happy Solstice. Test.

Happy New Year. Dudley Boyz. Happy Kwanzaa. Shawn Stasiak. Joyous Yule. David Flair. Happy Holiday(s). Lenny and Lodi.

Season's Greetings. Silver King. Happy Hanukkah. El Dandy. Merry Christmas (sometimes referenced in Spanish or French as Feliz Navidad and Joyeux Noel). Los Fabulosos. Preceded by New Year's Eve on 31 December, which is celebrated with festivities in anticipation of New Year's Day. Snapmare.

New Year's Day - (1 January) — Holiday observing the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Cartwheel. In many European countries it is also a holiday, called St Stephen's Day or the second day of Christmas. Corner foot choke. Boxing Day (26 December) — Holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. Roundhouse Kick. It was created in 1966.

Kwanzaa (USA) - (26 December - 1 January) — Holiday observance held from December 26 to January 1 honoring African-American heritage, primarily in the United States. Christmas is also celebrated as a secular gift-giving holiday; other observances include the decoration of trees and houses. Christmas Day - (25 December) — Christian holiday commemorating the traditional birth-date of Jesus. Hanukkah - (26 Kislev - 2/3 Tevet - almost always in December) — Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of Seleucid forces who had tried to prevent Israel from practising Judaism, and also celebrating the miracle of the Menorah lights burning for eight days with only enough (olive) oil for one day.

It is celebrated by many as a secular holiday, and marks the beginning of the American "holiday season". It is traditionally celebrated with a meal shared among friends and family in which turkey is eaten. Thanksgiving - (fourth Thursday in November in USA, second Monday in October in Canada) — Holiday generally observed as an expression of gratitude, traditionally to God, for the autumn harvest. Birth of Bahá'u'lláh.

Birth of the Báb. Martyrdom of the Báb. Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. Declaration of the Báb.

12th Day of Ridvan. 9th Day of Ridvan. 1st Day of Ridván. Naw Ruz (Bahá'í New Year).

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). Tu Bishvat (New year of the trees). Tisha B'Av. Sukkot (The Feast of Tabernacles).

Shavuot (Pentecost). Rosh Hashanah (New Year). Purim (Based on the events in the Biblical book of Esther). Passover.

Lag Ba'omer. Hanukkah (also: Chanukah; the Festival of Lights). Ramadan. Festival of Muharram.

Eid ul-Adha, Greater Bairam. Eid ul-Fitr, Lesser Bairam

    . Eid: date determined by the lunar calendar and observation of the moon
      . Aashurah (especially in Shi'a Islam).

      Ugadi. Vaikunta Ekadasi. Ram Navami. Rama-Lilas.

      Pongal. Onam. Makar Sankranti. Mahashivratri.

      Holi. Gudhi Padwa. Gokul Ashtami. Ganesh Chaturthi.

      Ekadasi. Bhaubeej. Diwali (day 2). Diwali Amvasaya (Laxmi Puja).

      Diwali

        . Daserra. Baisakhi. Watch Night.

        Winter Lent. Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (last day of Carnival). Pentecost or Whitsun (Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus). Lent.

        Epiphany. Holy Thursday (Celebration of The Last Supper). Holy Saturday. Good Friday (Death of Jesus).

        Easter Vigil. Easter Triduum

          . Easter (Resurrection of Jesus). (Sacrifice of Jesus).

          Corpus Christi. Christmas (Birth of Jesus). Childermas. Candlemas.

          Assumption of Mary (Assumption of the Virgin Mary). Ash Wednesday. Ascension Day (Ascension of Jesus into Heaven). All Souls' Day.

          All Saints' Day. Advent. Mabon/Harvest End (Norse): 21 September-22 September, autumnal equinox, Celtic mid-fall. Lughnasadh (Celtic): 1 August-2 August, Celtic first day of autumn.

          Litha (Norse): 21 June-22 June, summer solstice, Celtic mid-summer. Beltane (Celtic): 30 April-1 May, Celtic first day of summer. Ostara/Easter (Norse): 21 March-22 March, vernal equinox, Celtic mid-spring. Imbolc (Celtic): 1 February-2 February, Celtic first day of spring.

          Yule (Norse): 21 December-22 December, winter solstice, Celtic mid-winter. Winternights (Norse): 29 October-2 November, Norse New Year. Samhain (Celtic): 31 October-1 November, Celtic New Year, first day of winter. Blessed Rainy Day in Bhutan.

          Matsuri (in Japan, could also be considered a Shinto holiday). Vesak. Several states had passed similar laws earlier. Congress changed the observance of Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Washington's Birthday from fixed dates to certain Mondays in 1968 (effective 1971).

          The U.S. This arrangement results in a long weekend. In Australia and England, a public holiday otherwise falling on a Sunday will result in observance of the public holiday on the next available weekday (generally Monday). Patrick's Day, Good Friday, and Easter Monday) plus three days leave can result in a 10-day break.

          Patrick's Day can occasionally occur in Holy Week, the week before Easter; in this case the three holidays (St. In Ireland, St. In Poland during holidays on the 1st and 3rd of May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week, lasting roughly a full week.

          Began at 2000, in the People's Republic of China, Spring Festival, Labor Day and National Day are week-long holidays.

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