# holiday (leisure)

a day when work is off and a party often happens

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: everyday

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [days](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-days.temporal), [work](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-work.effort), [off](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-off.state), [party](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-party.social), [happen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-happen.event-occurrence), [often](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-often.temporal)

**Through:** when work is off on a day, a party often happens

**Novel properties:**
- leisure occasion
- scheduled non-work event
- recreational social timing

## Examples
- Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4th with fireworks and no work for federal employees. *(institutions)*
- Japan's Obon festival in August halts factories as families honor ancestors with dances and visits. *(culture)*
- Google closed its offices globally on December 25, 2023, for Christmas, with servers still logging user activity. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [christmas](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-christmas.holiday) (L19)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-holiday.leisure*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-holiday.leisure.json*  
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