holiday
noun
a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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While she usually goes on vacation in Greece — her family is Greek — she will be holidaying this year in an inner tube down the Delaware River, she said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2010