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2007.01.24
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Happy Holidays!!
What with Christmas, New Year and the upcoming end of school year celebrations, the holiday season is in full force. Ever wondered where the word holiday came from in the first place? Well, the word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Holiday is based on the words holy and day, as holidays originally represented special religious days. Over time however, the word has evolved to mean any special day of rest (as opposed to regular days of rest such as the weekend) when time is spent away from home or business in travel or recreation. In the English speaking world, a holiday is a day set aside by a nation or culture (or multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some kind of national observance or activity.
Holiday Greetings are often spoken with good intentions to strangers, family, friends and other people during the months of December and January. Holidays with specific greetings include Christmas, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving (in the USA), and more recently Hanukkah, Ramadan and Kwanzaa in the United States.
Typically, a greeting consists of the word, “Happy” followed by the holiday name, such as “Happy New Year” or “Happy Hanukkah”. “Merry Christmas” is a notable exception. A phrase often used in the USA and now in other English speaking countries is “Happy Holidays”. This is used when one wishes to convey a greeting to another regardless of which particular holiday the other may personally observe. As due to religious beliefs or differences in culture, one may not celebrate Christmas or New Year, or may celebrate it at a different time in the year. Thus saying “Happy Holidays” during the time of the two major holidays of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day can be seen sometimes as the safer option.
So why not teach your students some of this trivia and practice some of the greetings mentioned above! Happy Practicing!!!!!!
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