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Moreover, faith groups including Baha’is, Ismailis and Zoroastrians celebrate this New Year’s Day as a holy day.
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Ajit Giani, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 19 Apr. 2025
Most of the major banks will remain open on Good Friday, according to the Federal Reserve, which does not list the Christian holy day as a federal holiday.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The start of the 2024 Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, actually fell on Valentine's Day Feb. 14, which is considerably early for the Christian religious holy day.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ajit Giani, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 19 Apr. 2025
Most of the major banks will remain open on Good Friday, according to the Federal Reserve, which does not list the Christian holy day as a federal holiday.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The start of the 2024 Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, actually fell on Valentine's Day Feb. 14, which is considerably early for the Christian religious holy day.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holy day
legal holiday
Noun
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Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Holy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20day. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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