X
MOV File
Online Collections

holidays


Details
Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

holidays

Details

Refers to days on which custom or the law dictates a suspension of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate particular events. The term more specifically refers to religious feast days or holy days that are specified for religious observance.

Variations

holiday

holy days

holydays

holy-days

Related Events
Related People
Related Literature
Related Terms
Related Artworks
Media
IMLS logoNEA logoNEH logo

The Portland Art Museum’s Online Collections site is brought to you thanks to support provided by the State of Oregon through its second Culture, History, Arts, Movies, and Preservation funding program and generous awards from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.