Definition of Holiday. Meaning of Holiday. Synonyms of Holiday

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Definition of Holiday

Holiday
Holiday Hol`i*day, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay. --Shak. 2. Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion. Courage is but a holiday kind of virtue, to be seldom exercised. --Dryden.

Meaning of Holiday from wikipedia

- A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. Public holidays are set by public authorities and vary by state or region...
- The Holiday is a 2006 romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. Coproduced by Bruce A. Block, it was filmed in both California...
- Billie Holiday (born Eleanora ****an; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and...
- In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government...
- Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal...
- A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, bank holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is...
- Jrue Randall Holiday (/druː/ DROO; born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball...
- There are eleven official public holidays in France, of which four are movable days which always fall on a w****day. The Alsace region and the Moselle department...
- public holidays in Colombia (12 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays, celebrating...
- Public holidays in Canada (French: Jours fériés au Canada), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats (French: jours fériés), consist...