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"The holiest of
holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
The secret anniversaries of the heart."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Holidays
"
A Holiday is a
day designated as having special
significance for which
individuals, a
government, or a
religious group have deemed that observance is
warranted. It is generally an
official (more common) or unofficial observance
of religious, national, or cultural significance,
often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. A
holiday does not necessarily exclude doing normal
work: the relatively minor Jewish holiday of
Chanukah has been described as a "working
holiday" and those who celebrate a holiday such as
Diwali may have to work a normal schedule in
countries where it is not a public holiday.
The word holiday derived from the notion of
"Holy Day", and gradually evolved to its current
form. The word holiday comes from the
Old English word hāligdæg. The word
originally referred only to special religious days.
In modern use, it means any special day of rest or
relaxation, as opposed to normal days away from work
or school."
Source:
Wikipedia
"President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first
national Thanksgiving Day in 1863." "Christmas was
declared a national holiday in 1870." Source:
Fla Dept of Education "The U.S. "Postal
Service delivers 20 billion cards and packages
between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve." Source:
Real Simple
"
A Holiday is a