holiday tradition
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- noun
- /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ trəˈdɪʃən/
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tradición navideña
- One of our favorite holiday traditions is baking cookies together every December.
- family holiday tradition
- new holiday tradition
- favorite holiday tradition
Hands down my favorite holiday tradition is Thanksgiving.
- Hands down my favorite holiday tradition is Thanksgiving.
- Instead of I love having these holiday traditions with the family it's twisted into.
- Yeah, it's cooking Holidays center around, I mean, I, I think that's a holiday tradition for almost everybody.
Examples
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Each year, our family gathers to remember the holiday tradition of decorating the tree.
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I love the idea of teaching the different holiday traditions from around the world!
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But the best holiday traditions come in the form of food.
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Ship Gifts Home: Gift giving is a great holiday tradition for many.
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Holiday cards have become one of my favorite holiday traditions.
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Hands down my favorite holiday tradition is Thanksgiving.
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But it's never too late to incorporate giving and community service into your holiday traditions.
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Tonight marks the 25th anniversary of a favorite holiday tradition here at The Late Show.
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Since we're fairly new to Portland, we're still developing new holiday traditions here.
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Traveling the globe and experiencing a whole new world of holiday traditions may be easier than you think.
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Synonyms
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A custom or belief passed down in families and groups over time
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A usual way of behaving in a society, often passed down from the past
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A regular pattern of actions done as a habit or custom
How Common
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a customary practice during a holiday' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'holiday' (a period of time off) and 'tradition' (a customary practice). This noun‑noun combination follows ordinary compositional semantics and has clear parallels across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Holiday tradition comes from the simple idea of a holiday, a special day, and a tradition, something people do again and again. Long ago, families and towns kept the same 'customs' at these special times, so today holiday tradition means a usual activity people do during a holiday.