holidays

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Kimberly Curtis, owner of Hide & Seek Vintage in Studio City, said Gonzalez’s strawberry and cherry birthday candles “flew off the shelves last year” during the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The Fourth of July holiday is one of the 12 recognized federal holidays in the U.S., and has become one filled with parades, fireworks, concerts and other American flag-waving events.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Still, those holidays do have the benefit of being either a single day or a collection of days that temporally coincide with winter’s existing holidays.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

Free sport sessions are set to be offered in Sheffield to "get families active" during the school summer holidays.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

“Alternating holidays and summers and whatnot. I think I’m going to be sick.”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser