What is a holiday?
What is a holiday? What do holidays mean for you? A change of scene or routine? An escape from work or study? A chance to spend more time with family and friends or retreat to be alone? What is a holiday? Your answer may not be the same as mine. We are all different. What is common to all is the human need to balance work with regular recreation and rest. What does the word 'holiday' mean? The origin of the English word ‘holiday’ is the Old English ‘halig daeg’ (holy day). ‘Holy’ means ‘set apart’. So a day of holiday is a day that is different from other days. A ‘holy day’ is a day set apart from ordinary days . On a 'holy day' the usual demands of work are suspended to free up time for celebrating an aspect of faith. For example, for Christians, the 'holy day' of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus. In the Hebrew Scriptures the 4 th of the '10 commandments' is to remember to keep a regular sabbath day. This is an...