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[hol-i-dey] / ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ /


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Duane and Kelly Roberts, residents of Laguna Beach, also established the hotel’s annual Festival of Lights, an Inland Empire holiday tradition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Dozens of companies, including big hotel chains on the holiday islands, have now signed up to the scheme.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Kaneva notes inter-regional bus trips hit a record over the May Day holiday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The contribution limit of $5,000 annually makes this accessible as birthday and holiday gifts rather than traditional presents that get outgrown or spent.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“We didn’t know but one holiday, that was Christmas day,” Baily Cunningham, born enslaved in Virginia, recalled many years later.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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