The word "Holiday" goes way back hundreds, (or thousands), of years. The word accually means, "Holy day" and meant times of religious celabration. Now it is commonly used as a replacment for times such as Christmas and Thanksgiving in an attempt to eliminate God from the picture. They do not realize that they are accually saying Holy Day as in Godly day. Hope I helped. (8D
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Shavuot is a Jewish religious holiday.
What does the surname Veyna mean and where did it originate
If you "keep" a holiday, then you celebrate it.
No, because holidays originate from ancient pagan beliefs. You can check an Encyclopedia on that.
Do you mean Christmas, or what holiday in particular?
A Jewish Holiday,known as the Holiday of Ingathering.
It means when you started!!
have a specified beginning
That is unkown. However, there are many examples of St. nick's holiday in many countries In the Netherlands, St. Nick is Sinter Klaas, which is where Americans get Santa Claus