The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. A contraction of holy and day, holidays originally represented special religious days. This word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day of rest (as opposed to regular days of rest such as the weekend). In the English-speaking world a holiday can mean 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 is "vacation". Canadians often use the terms vacation and holiday interchangeably when referring to a trip away from home or time off work. In Australia, the term can refer to a vacation or gazetted public holiday, but not to a day of commemoration such as Mothers' Day or Halloween.In all of the English-speaking world, a holiday can be 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) observance or activity. A holiday can also be a special day on which school and/or offices are closed, such as Labor Day.

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Dublin's average real estate home sale dropped this week reflecting the typical slow-down during the holiday season and a mix of homes towards the more affordable area of the spectrum. Look for average prices to surge once again in the new year.

In the history of UK remortgages there have been few that have been as significant as the one that Eve and Ted Branson took out against their home in 1971. Most people use remortgages for home improvements, consolidating debt, perhaps a special purchase, or even that once-in-a-lifetime holiday. However, Eve and Ted Branson put their home on ...

America is a large and diverse country, with many different ethnic communities. As each of these communities has their own traditions, customs and celebrations there is a lot of holidays and other festivals that take place about the same time as the ones in their home countries.