Holiday (holy day) – an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling
Bank holiday – a national public holiday in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the Crown dependencies
15 June – the day when Magna Carta was signed; the event which celebrates political freedoms and constitutionalism. The day which Britons would prefer as a national holiday (the winner of a poll conducted in 2006)
Christmas – the period of celebration around 25 December, when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and people give each other presents
Father Christmas – an imaginary old man with a long white beard and a red coat who (according to a traditional child’s concept) comes down from the chimney on the night of Christmas Eve, laying out a Christmas stocking at the foot of their beds, as well as presents, wrapped, around or on the Christmas tree
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