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Recent Examples of holy day
This year marks a decade of REI's observance of the consumer high holy day, Black Friday.
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Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
His resulting 30-minute documentary, The Wounded Heads, followed a group of Shi’a Muslims from Azerbaijan who would wound themselves while mourning the religious figure Imam Hossein on the holy day of Ashura.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
It is believed that a person who dies on this holy day is viewed as a tzaddik, a person of exceptional righteousness.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Catholics are usually obligated to go to Mass on Sundays and other holy days.
—Aleja Hertzler-McCain, NPR, 9 July 2025
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Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
His resulting 30-minute documentary, The Wounded Heads, followed a group of Shi’a Muslims from Azerbaijan who would wound themselves while mourning the religious figure Imam Hossein on the holy day of Ashura.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
It is believed that a person who dies on this holy day is viewed as a tzaddik, a person of exceptional righteousness.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Catholics are usually obligated to go to Mass on Sundays and other holy days.
—Aleja Hertzler-McCain, NPR, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holy day
legal holiday
Noun
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President Grant Day doesn’t need to be an official or legal holiday where Illinois state employees get the day off, like Lincoln’s Birthday.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Holy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20day. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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