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quaoar

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Mon Dec-20-04 06:16 PM
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11. The origin of the word 'holiday'

Is from Holy Day, so wish someone Happy Holidays is a religious greeting.

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: 1hol·i·day
Pronunciation: 'hä-l&-"dA, British usually 'hä-l&-dE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hAligdæg, from hAlig holy + dæg day
1 : HOLY DAY
2 : a day on which one is exempt from work; specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event
3 chiefly British : a period of relaxation : VACATION -- often used in the phrase on holiday; often used in plural

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