Holiday: Canadians use the term “holiday” interchangeably with “vacation.” E.g., “When are you taking your holiday this year?” “I think I might go on holiday in July.”
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The use of the term holiday instead of vacation is a long-standing tradition in Europe that dates back hundreds of years.
Vacation is used in American English. It is not used in the English of the English and other British people. The word holiday is the normal word for British people.