Read the dictionary definition of holiday. All definitions for this word.
1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
1. we get two weeks of vacation every summer
2. we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
1. no mail is delivered on federal holidays
2. it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover
3. spend or take a vacation