Holidays

A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, the type of job held or personal choices. The concept of holidays often originated in connection with religious observances. The intention of a holiday …

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English

Mainstreaming Porn reveals how sexual norms, practices, and desires are shaped by corporate platforms such as Pornhub in the same way that social media has affected society at large. It …

written in this book; she spent weekends and holidays reviewing and commenting on drafts of my manuscript


UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 August 2024 English

In seven and a half interlinked stories, Aaron Kreuter’s Rubble Children tackles Jewish belonging, settler colonialism, Zionism and anti-Zionism, love requited and unrequited, and cannabis culture, all drenched in suburban …

The Streets of Thornhill 92 Rubble Children 112 Holidays, Holy Days, Wholly Dazed 184 “Tel Aviv–Toronto celebrating the most recent bar or bat mitzvah, the holidays strung through the Jewish year like an uneven


UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 August 2024 English

Braiding together personal, collective, and historical explorations of what it means to “go west,” Half-Light offers deep reflections on the meaning of life, middle age, and climate catastrophe.

Africa every year or two. Recreational travel—holidays abroad, vacations—had never been a large part


UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 August 2024 English

Of Canoes and Crocodiles is a story of adventure in the remote and threatened landscapes of Papua New Guinea. In 2018, Tony Robinson-Smith and his wife Nadya Ladouceur bought dugout …

and the students are soon to go home for the holidays. They must sit their exams and clean up the dormi-


DDN: Dundurn Press · 6 August 2024 English

The best-known songs in the world are violent, sexist, and religious — so why do we celebrate national anthems when we should be rewriting them?“Fascinating and thoughtful ... showcases how …

national anthems, for example, sung on national holidays. No matter how banal the words and mediocre the


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

This policy brief explores the implications of the 15% global minimum tax on special economic zones, offering comprehensive guidance for governments to reform tax incentives and ensure these zones attract …

countries, with reduced tax rates or full tax holidays being more common than allowances or credits incentives with companies seeking to extend tax holidays (Farole, 2011). “The focus on tax incentives The most common types of incentives include tax holidays, exemptions, and reduced rates. This can reduce


DDN: Dundurn Press · 9 July 2024 English

From Trench Town to the top of the world — one man's inspiring fight for meaning, dignity, and respect. Tiga’s Tale chronicles the remarkable life of world champion boxer Barrington …

spontaneous games of tag or hide- and- seek. Summer holidays proved particularly difficult for three boys


CHB: Coach House Books · 18 June 2024 English

WINNER OF A 2023 PEN TRANSLATES AWARD This punk-like blend of Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives and Samanta Schweblin’s Fever Dream heralds an exciting new voice in international fiction Living …

and disbelief. Guess we must be ruining their holidays. After finishing our coffees, we get dressed


NSP: New Society Publishers · 11 June 2024 English

Leadership for the Great Transition—a changemaker’s toolkit for cultivating personal and community resilience The Regeneration Handbook offers an abundance of insights, stories, tools, practices, and resources for experienced and aspiring …

tree- lined street. We celebrated birthdays and holidays together, and traveled frequently on vacation


DDN: Dundurn Press · 4 June 2024 English

A diasporic collection of essays on music, memory, and motion.In this powerful and deeply personal collection, Gloria Blizzard uses traditional narrative essays, hybrid structures, and the tools of poetry to …

complete the cake is my first return for Christmas holidays in years. This time, I do not cling to my books


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