Holiday A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity.

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Holiday A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event. A religious feast day; a holy day.

Festival An occasion for celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions: a film festival

Holiday

Bank holidays A day on which banks are legally closed. Chiefly British. A legal holiday when banks are ordered to remain closed.

Public holiday public holidays are holidays that the public get off work, Christmas, Easter, Independence Day, etc. bank holidays were thought of in the great depression to close banks temporarily to give them a chance to catch back up on the money that everybody was trying to withdraw all at the same time, which banks couldn't support

Types of holidays international - Of, relating to, or involving two or more nations: an international commission; international affairs. Extending across or transcending national boundaries: international fame.

national belonging to a nation as an organized whole. Of or relating to nationality: their national origin.

local Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place: a local custom; the local slang. Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area: state and local government. Not broad or general; not widespread: local outbreaks of flu.

family Of or having to do with a family: family problems. Being suitable for a family: family movies.

political Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state. Relating to, involving, or characteristic of politics or politicians

cultural Of or relating to culture Relating to the ideas and ways of certain people.

seasonal Of or dependent on a particular season

religious Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.

ethnic Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.