no. from what i know honaka is a gewish holiday
Hanukkah, the Jewish Holiday.
26 of december
26 of december
It would be considered a cultural ITEM
New years day it is the most popular holiday in japan.
You may say 'horidei.'
On a holiday, some people do. Otherwise, no.
Japanese people are mainly religious believers in Shinto or Buddhism, and Christmas is a Christian/Western holiday/belief.
You may say 'yasumi' or 'horidei,' written: 休み ホリデイ
Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration with no connection to Buddhism.
休日 (kyuujitsu) is the general Japanese word for "holiday" or "day off", however depending on what type of holiday it is, you may use 祝日 (shukijitsu, national holiday), 制度上の休暇 (sei-do jou no kyuuka, institutional vacation), 休業日 (kyuugyou nichi, business holiday), or 休み (yasumi, rest/vacation holiday).
eat a pot of noodles. =] and um sushi and a bit ov me =[