traditional holiday
collocation in Englishmeanings of traditional and holiday
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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
holiday
noun
uk
/ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/us
/ˈhɑː.lə.deɪ/
UK ; ;
a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel ...
(Definition of traditional and holiday from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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There is no established pattern of traditional holiday weeks in most major cities.
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So we ourselves are partly to blame for the tremendous enthusiasm which we have built up around the traditional holiday period.
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I think that, as far as this country goes, the arrangements for paying benefit are not relaxed in the traditional holiday weeks.
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Competitors have bargains to offer, traditional holiday periods and habits are changing, and, not least, new trends are becoming evident.
I consider that misplaced, as caravans do not require the same servicing by public authorities as traditional holiday accommodation.
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The traditional holiday market is changing and, increasingly, the familiar package is just one of a number of holiday products from which consumers can choose.
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The tourist season for people watching birds and going to look a flowering plants is rather earlier and longer than traditional holiday-making tourism, so it has some economic usefulness.
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The traditional holiday has not always been a public holiday, but was rather recently reinstated to official status.
Family members often gather to cook lefse as a group effort because the process is more enjoyable as a traditional holiday activity.
Traditional holiday makers also add to the numbers, especially in the summer when they occupy many of the holiday rentals.
If the employee would normally work on the particular weekend then it remains a traditional holiday and the employee is entitled to that day off on pay.
It is the most joyous traditional holiday.
The basic problem is that there is no popular market for traditional holidays in seaside resorts.
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The owners do not regard themselves as bound by our traditional holidays.
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I hope that when dates are suggested it will be remembered that in certain parts of the country there are well-known traditional holidays.
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More seriously, there are certain traditional holidays.
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Pithas are enjoyed on traditional holidays, while savory pithas are more common at other times of the year.
The public, however, resisted the change and continued to observe traditional holidays.
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