{"id":17772,"date":"2024-12-19T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=17772"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:53:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:53:23","slug":"difference-between-holiday-and-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/difference-between-holiday-and-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday vs. Vacation: What&#8217;s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-eU7MhnDjo?si=KMBh9E6wzbWtt8z6?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large green\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-christmas-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u2728 Free Christmas Vocabulary PDF!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/600-confusing-english-words-explained-e-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>600 Confusing English Words Explained E-Book<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Holiday or vacation? It\u2019s a little more complicated than you might think! <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s learn the difference in less than 3 minutes. <\/p>\n<p>And if you celebrate the holiday of Christmas, I\u2019ve got something for you &#8211; a <a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-christmas-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Christmas vocabulary guide<\/strong><\/a> with 50+ English words for decorations, traditions, activities, and more.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Holiday<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The word <strong>holiday<\/strong> is used for important days that are celebrated by a lot of people. Holidays are celebrated usually by your whole country or whole culture. Examples of holidays include Christmas for Christians, Ramadan for Muslims, and Passover for Jewish people.<\/p>\n<p>Holidays can have religious significance, like the ones I mentioned, or holidays can be important historical dates, like Independence Day, which is July 4th in the U.S. We also have holidays that commemorate important people, like Martin Luther King Jr. day, to remember an important civil rights activist., and Memorial Day, which honors people who died while serving in the military.<\/p>\n<p>During holidays, a lot of businesses and schools close and many people have days off from work &#8211; although this depends on how major or minor the holiday is. And the celebration of holidays often involves traditions like decorations, parades, or special foods.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your favorite holiday? Try to describe it in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-1869902_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-1869902_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-1869902_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Vacation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The word <strong>vacation<\/strong> refers to your personal time off from work or school &#8211; usually an extended time, not just one day &#8211; and vacations often involve traveling. So I might take a week off from work so I can go on vacation to South America; I will travel to South America, and I won&#8217;t work during that time.<\/p>\n<p>Some people go on vacations to the beach, others go to the mountains, others go to another city, or to the countryside, or to an amusement park. What did you do on your last vacation? Speak or write about it in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vacation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vacation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vacation.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s where it gets tricky &#8211; when you&#8217;re in the middle of a vacation, again, that&#8217;s personal time off from work or school which usually involve traveling, American English speakers say you are<strong> on vacation<\/strong>, and British English speakers say you are <strong>on holiday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>OK? In American English, a <strong>holiday<\/strong> is a special day like Christmas or Independence day, and a <strong>vacation<\/strong> is time off from work when you usually travel. But in British English, the word holiday is used for both these things.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Learn more confusing words: <\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/then-or-than\/\">Then and Than<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/affect-vs-effect-difference-examples-collocations\/\"><em>Affect and Effect<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/to-vs-too-difference-examples\/\"><em>To and Too<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-christmas-vocabulary\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-vocab-pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-vocab-pdf.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-vocab-pdf-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-vocab-pdf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-vocab-pdf-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-vocab-pdf-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/christmas-vocab-pdf-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large green\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-christmas-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u2728 Free Christmas Vocabulary PDF!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Happy Holidays!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>One common expression you\u2019ll often hear in December in the United States is \u201cHappy Holidays!\u201d \u2013 wishing someone a nice season of celebration, regardless of whether they celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or another special time.<\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays to you! Make sure to <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/espressoenglishnet?sub_confirmation=1\">subscribe to my YouTube channel<\/a> to keep receiving my English lessons as we head into the new year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Learn to understand the differences between confusing words:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/600-confusing-english-words-explained-e-book\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/600cw-small.png\" alt=\"600+ Confusing English Words Explained\" width=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/600-confusing-english-words-explained-e-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to learn more about this e-book<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2728 Free Christmas Vocabulary PDF! 600 Confusing English Words Explained E-Book Holiday or vacation? 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