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Holiday
* Chinese Taiwanese magazine.
* Is short for public holiday.
* Many holidays occur on a specific day of the week, at a specific time of month.
* Most holidays are Islamic holy days
  - associated with certain foods
  - observed by both the public and private sectors
* Some holidays are religious and national
  - specific national celebrations
  - commemorate important historical events in the lives of the Jewish people
* also begin at sundown on the preceding evening and end at night.
* are a busy and emotional time of year
  - festive time in the Dry Valleys
* are a time for celebration, relaxation and get-togethers with friends and loved ones
  - families to remember each other and love each other
* are a time of joy and happiness
  - remembrance
  - to be joyful and thankful
  - also an important vehicle through which cultural traditions are shared
  - always special times, with events, activities and music
  - among the socialized events of the year
* are an occasion for time-honored traditions that are often the focal point of celebrations
  - opportunity to learn about the customs of people around the world
  - easier to survive than an ordinary day
  - emotional for all ages
* are festive occasions at work
  - times of laughs and memories in the making
  - films
  - great times for making decorations or gifts
* are important life events
  - times of our lives
  - to many people for various reasons
  - made by religions or countries
  - non-working days in the Republic of Croatia
  - often a time for reflection
  - responses to human events
  - social events
* are special days
  - stressful times by their very nature, even in the most joyous of times
  - the occasions for breaking out special decorations and family keepsakes
* are times of fun, rejoicing, and at times, solemnity in the monastery
  - joyous social activity involving a display of best in dress and cooking
  - trigger times for survivors' bereavement
* begin at sunset of the first day and end at nightfall of the last day.
* bring families and communities together.
* can also be a lasting source of discomfort and pain.
* can be a difficult time of year for birth families
  - particularly stressful for people who suffer from social phobia
  - rough times for single parents
  - stressful, especially when families gather for dinners and celebrations
  - bring out the best and the worst in people
  - produce moments of acute depression for the person alone
  - trigger feelings of profound and overwhelming sadness
* create festivities to bring family and friends together
  - stress for all families
* differ across the country and around the world.
* do have a history, mostly cultural.
* happen throughout the year all over the world.
* help build pride in one's country or culture.
* helps parents and children learn the meaning and rituals of the yearly Jewish cycle.
* is any day on which people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares
  - derived from the words holy and day
* lighting Decorative holiday lights can brighten up chilly winter evenings.
* mean taking time off and having time to share with families and friends.
* never count as hours worked for the purposes of calculating overtime.
* often fall in the middle of the week
  - magnify feelings of loss of a loved one
* remind many people of emptiness, lost loved ones and create stressful social situations.
* seem to bring out the loneliness in people.
+ Category:Holidays: Days
+ Public holidays in Thailand: Thailand :: Lists :: Holidays
  * Public holidays in Thailand are controlled by the government. Most holidays are observed by both the public and private sectors.

### period | leisure | holiday:

Christian holiday
* Many Christian holidays are also state holidays.
* are on Sundays.

Honeymoon
* are time periods
  - vacationing
* is vacation