Vacation

With holiday periods are referred to, in which a device completely closes to allow their relatives other activities, especially recreation. To distinguish them are from the holiday, which is granted only to individual members of the institution.

In Switzerland, next is referred to exclusively as a holiday, the Swiss also do not drive on holiday, but go on vacation and the vacation.

Species

The most important case are the school holidays in which no classes or other school events take place, but a minimum is maintained in organizational operation. Date is usually the time around Easter to Pentecost, Midsummer, the time to All Saints as well as the after Christmas. School holidays shall be the only period in which the teachers recreation leave may be granted.

At universities there are Break, in which no core courses and in most cases no checks are performed. Whereas in the semester, each college has (except professional academies ), can take place events, exams and internships. Often this time is also used to write term papers.

Less common are of holiday, in which no work throughout the operation at the request of management or employees. Quite often they are in seasonal industries such as the hospitality industry. Finally, there are court holidays, for which only particularly important or urgent procedures are operated. In the parliamentary recess, also called parliamentary summer break, resting the activities of the legislative body.

Word origin

" Holiday " comes from the Latin feriae (= fixed days, festivals). In the Middle Ages and the early modern period, a distinction between a number of different " holiday ", " feriae sacrae ", " feriae profanae " and other holidays where public life (courts, contract negotiations, universities, schools, etc.) rested.

Since 1521, the word in the imperial order is (initially in the judiciary ) listed in " non-business days ". From 1749, with the introduction of the " school holidays " are also called " school-free days " means that. From the late 19th century, the word also synonymous with holidays ( MHG urloup = permission to go permission, farewell) used for the interruption of work of employed workers.

Formerly Holiday were also referred to as vacancies, which ( " unoccupied ", " empty") comes from the Latin word vacans.

" Holiday " is a Pluraletantum.

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