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Christmas and holiday season. Christmas tree in Japan. Christmas is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians around the world. The Christmas season[2] or the festive season; [3] also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from late November or December to early January.
The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [3] The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [4] Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; [5] [6] and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the ...
Festivus (/ ˈ f ɛ s t ɪ v ə s /) is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike", [1] [2] which O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote.
The word holiday is a combination of the words holy and day. It comes to us from the Old English word “haligdæg,” which is defined as a consecrated day or religious anniversary. A holy day.
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil, Germany and the Philippines. It is also observed in the Dutch town of Leiden and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island.
Purim (/ ˈpʊərɪm /; [1] פּוּרִים Pūrīm ⓘ, lit. ' lots '; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther.
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements in the United States. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew ...
Happy holiday [χaɡ saˈme.aχ] Hebrew Used as a greeting for the holidays, can insert holiday name in the middle; e.g. "chag Chanukah sameach". [2] Also, for Passover, "chag kasher v'same'ach" (חַג כָּשֵׁר וְשָׂמֵחַ ) meaning wishing a happy and kosher(-for-Passover) holiday. [2] Moed tov Moadim l'simcha: מועד ...