Her mother had broken her silence and joined Trey to ask her to come home for the holidays.
Debbie Macomber ANGELS EVERYWHERE (2002)
Even the sunny world of holidays has suffered online attacks.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I think about her all the time, including holidays and weekends.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Even winter, especially around the holidays, can be special.
Smithsonian (2012)
All related terms of 'holidays'
holiday
A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home . People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays .
vacation
A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges , and in the United States also schools , are officially closed.
High Holidays
the festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the period of repentance in the first ten days of the Jewish new year
school holidays
the period during which schools are closed - in the summer , at Christmas and Easter , and at other times of the year
summer holidays
the time when children do not go to school in the summer
winter holidays
a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
September holidays
a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
bank holiday
A bank holiday is a public holiday.
half holiday
a day of which either the morning or the afternoon is a holiday
tax holiday
a period during which tax concessions are made for some reason ; examples include an export incentive or an incentive to start a new business given by some governments, in which a company is excused all or part of its tax liability
boating holiday
a holiday spent sailing or travelling in a canal boat, cruiser , etc
busman's holiday
If you have a holiday, but spend it doing something similar to your usual work, you can refer to it as a busman's holiday .
cycling holiday
a holiday in which one cycles between destinations
federal holiday
a day which is a national holiday at the behest of the Federal Government
general holiday
a public holiday
legal holiday
any of several weekdays which are observed as national holidays
package holiday
a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
payment holiday
a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
public holiday
a holiday observed over the whole country
Roman holiday
entertainment or pleasure that depends on the suffering of others
skiing holiday
a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows ) for the purpose of going skiing
walking holiday
a holiday on which you walk a lot , esp in the countryside
working holiday
a trip , sometimes to another country, on which you work
working vacation
a trip , sometimes to another country, on which you work
activity holiday
a type of holiday in which holiday-makers can take part in many different organized activities, esp sports
adventure holiday
a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing , rock climbing , etc
national holiday
a day's holiday in a country that celebrates the country itself
statutory holiday
a public holiday ; a holiday all workers are entitled to