A holiday is a regularly reoccurring festive day. Usually, but not always, the festive day is observed every year. The word "holiday" is derived from the words "holy" and "day." In British English, the word "holiday" is used to refer to a Vacation as well as a public holiday.[1]
Religious holidays
Buddhist holidays
Celtic and Norse holidays
In the order of the Wheel of the Year:
- Samhain (Celtic): 31 October-1 November, Celtic New Year, first day of winter
- Winternights (Norse): 29 October-2 November, Norse New Year
- Yule (Norse): 21 December-22 December, winter solstice, Celtic mid-winter
- Imbolc (Celtic): 1 February-2 February, Celtic first day of spring
- Ostara/Easter (Norse): 21 March-22 March, vernal equinox, Celtic mid-spring
- Beltane (Celtic): 30 April-1 May, Celtic first day of summer
- Litha (Norse): 21 June-22 June, summer solstice, Celtic mid-summer
- Lughnasadh (Celtic): 1 August-2 August, Celtic first day of autumn
- Mabon/Harvest End (Norse): 21 September-22 September, autumnal equinox
Hindu holidays
Christian holidays
Catholics also celebrate saint's days.
Islamic holidays
- Aashurah Muharram
- Eid (based on the lunar calendar)
- Mawlid Al Rasul - Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- Nisfu Shaaban
- Nuzul Al Qur'an - First announcement of Holy Koran
- Ramadan-Ul-Mubarik
- Isra' Mi'raj - Prophet Muhammad's enters heaven.
- Youm Arafat - Day before Eid ul-Adha
Bahá'í holidays
- Naw Ruz (Bahá'í New Year)
- 1st Day of Ridván
- 9th Day of Ridvan
- 12th Day of Ridvan
- Declaration of the Báb
- Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
- Martyrdom of the Báb
- Birth of the Israel
- Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
Jewish holidays
- Media related to Jewish holidays at Wikimedia Commons