The word Holiday probably comes from "Holy Day".
I think this term comes from holy day or saint's day which would be a day off from work. The christian calendar used to be full of these - some replacing old pagan ritual days or events.
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The English word festival arrived as a noun in the 1580s, having come from the 14th century Old Frenchadjective festival, meaning "suitable for a feast, solemn, joyful, magnificent, happy" and directly from the Middle Latin festivalis, meaning "of a church holiday".
The word holiday is both a noun and a verb.The noun holiday (holidays) is a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a day set aside for a celebration; a vacation.The verb holiday (holidays, holidaying, holidayed), chiefly British, is to take a vacation.
You may capitalize the word "holiday" if it is the first word in a sentence; such as "Holidays are a time of celebration." You can also capitalize it if it's the title of something, or; however unlikely it may be, if it's someone's name. Examples for these would be a story entitled "My Holiday in Tokyo", or "My dog's name is Holiday." When expressed as a greeting, "Happy Holidays" is capitalized.
The word "holiday" is a common noun. Common nouns are general, non-specific words used to name people, places, things, or ideas. Proper nouns, on the other hand, are specific names given to individual people, places, or things. In this case, "holiday" refers to a general concept rather than a specific, unique entity, making it a common noun.
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Do you mean the derivation of the word holiday? In other words where did the word come from? It comes from a combination of holy plus day. Here is a history of the word: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymology-Meaning-Words-1474/Word-meaning-2.htm
they only come when it is the holiday
The word 'holiday' comes from "holy day". In ancient times these days were given to workers so they could go to church and worship. Later is was called holiday and did not necessarily mean attendance at worship. It derives from an Old English word Haligdaeg meaning, holy+day or a religious festival and subsequently a day of recreation.
The word 'holiday' is a noun; a word for a special day of celebration or relaxation; a word for a thing.
No, the Latin for the Easter holiday is the word Pascha, a word derived from the Aramaic word for the Jewish festival of Passover.The word Easter in modern English came from a word in Old German for the prechristian Germanic goddess of springtime.
holiday word begins with the letter z
If it is going to come out it will be November 2013 Call of Duty Black Ops II will be released for the holiday season this year on November 13 2012
The word 'holiday' is a noun; a word for a special day of celebration or relaxation; a word for a thing.
Classic -Holiday Inn. Modern- The Santa Clause movies .
The modern English word "dragon" comes from the classical Greek word "δράκων" (drakōn) which means "a large serpent".