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Seasonal holidays/ Festive seasons.
What is the meaning of festive season?
Seasonal holidays otherwise known as festive seasons or festive periods are the seasons of the year where we observe holidays with family and friends. Workers especially those offering non- essential services are expected to be on holidays during this season. But essential workers basically takes turn during this seasonal holidays.
According to Wikipedia, a holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation.
Seasonal holidays are fixed, a good number of people loves this season of the year as it offers them time to unwind themselves. Most times festive holidays offers one opportunity to enjoy freedom. These holidays are accompanied by work free days to some people. People travel for hours to be united with their family members and mark the celebration.
Also, seasonal holidays are considered as festive seasons, this is because apart from the fact that these days are holidays, a good number of people who have occasions to celebrate would fix it these seasons, this is to enable family and friends to be there.
Global seasonal holidays. What are the global seasonal holidays?
Global seasonal holidays are those holidays that are been observed all over the world. The cross continents. Examples of seasonal holidays include;
Christmas Eve holiday. 24th night of December
Christmas day. 25 December
Boxing day/ St Stephen’s Day….26th December
New year day and Epiphany…..1st January
Easter holidays
In some other parts of the world like, U.S,
Festive seasons includes
Yule,
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa,
Thanksgiving.
Las Posada.
Eid_al_Adha.
Diwali.
Krampusnacht.
Bodhi Day
Easter Friday
Easter Monday.
Black Friday
Cyber Monday
All saints
All soul.
Ascension.
Among the listed seasonal holidays above, some of them are religious holidays.
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What are the best part of holiday seasons?
One of the interesting activities people look forward to seeing are listed below;
1. Holiday parties
2. Exchange of gifts.
3. Christmas cookies.
4. Holiday hangouts and parties.
5. Visit to cinemas.
6. Holiday lights,
7. Christmas trees especially the light the radiates
8. Mall Santa.
9. Outdoor exercises.
10. Visits to parks.
We have several holidays not mentioned here.
Now let’s talk about National Holidays in Nigeria.
January 01: New Year.
February 23rd: State Holiday.
April 11: Public Holiday.
April 15: Good Friday…….Good Friday is always holidays but the date varies
April 18: Easter Monday. ……the date varies.
May 1st ……..Workers day.
May 3rd……..Eid-el-fitri Sallah.
May 27……….Children’s day.
June 12…….Democracy day.
June 24……. Public Holiday.
June 27……. Public Holiday.
June 28……. Public Holiday.
June 29……. Public Holiday.
June 30……. Public Holiday
July 1st……… Public Holiday.
July 09……..Id el Kabir.
July 11……….Id el Kabir holiday.
July 12…………Id el Kabir holiday.
July 21……..Public Holiday.
July 22……..Public Holiday.
July 26……..Public Holiday.
July 27……..Public Holiday.
July 28……..Public Holiday.
July 29…….. Islamic New Year.
August 01….. Islamic New Year.
October 1st…….. Independence Day.
December 25…. Christmas Day.
December 26…… Boxing day..
Note….most of these holidays dates are not constant.
The list is just to enlighten you on holidays in Nigeria. The time of the year determines some, especially seasonal holidays about religion.