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5[[caption-width-right:300:Witches celebrate [[{{Pastiche}} New-Hallow-giving-mas]] [-(including witch-themed {{Sexy Santa Dress}}es)-].]]
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7Tropes to do with holidays, as in festive days, not vacations.
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9Compare SeasonalIndex, as the seasonal nature of holidays means that the two concepts tend to be closely associated in fiction. See also GiftTropes, as many holidays involve giving gifts.
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11For tropes referring to vacations and trips (referred to as holidays in some places) see RestAndRelaxationTropes.
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13!!Tropes:
14[[index]]
15[[AC:Holidays in general]]
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17'''Categories:'''
18* HolidayEpisode
19* HolidayPersonification
20]
21* CrappyHolidays: A usually-joyful holiday goes wrong.
22* FictionalHoliday: A holiday made-up for a work of fiction.
23* ForbiddenHoliday: People are forbidden from celebrating a particular holiday.
24* FoundingDay: A holiday celebrating the founding of something, such as a city or country.
25* HolidayCeasefire: People stop fighting each other because it's a holiday.
26* HolidayMode: A game's design changes to reflect a real-world holiday.
27* HolidayMotif: When someone or something is themed after a holiday.
28* HolidayNonupdate: A webcomic doesn't update on holidays.
29* HolidayPardon: People get let-off for committing wrong-doings because it's a holiday.
30* HolidayVolunteering: People spend a holiday helping the less fortunate.
31* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: A horror story occurs near and/or during a holiday.
32* HurryingHomeForTheHolidays: Characters rushing to make it home to celebrate the holidays.
33* InsignificantAnniversary: Character(s) celebrate a seemingly insignificant anniversary.
34* ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans: Regional holidays and festivals are always shown when a particular location is featured.
35* OutOfHolidayEpisode: A chapter or episode revolves around a particular holiday but wasn't released near or during that holiday.
36* PerenniallyOvershadowedBirthday: A character's birthday is on the same day as a holiday or annual event and it is constantly overlooked and not fully celebrated, much to their frustration.
37* PopCultureHoliday: A holiday celebrated by fans of a particular character or franchise.
38* PowerlessAtChristmas: Demonic or otherwise evil forces have no power on holy days.
39* SpecialOccasionsAreMagic: When a holiday causes supernatural events to happen.
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41[[AC:Specific holidays]]
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43'''Categories:'''
44* '''{{Christmas|Tropes}}'''
45* '''{{Halloween|Tropes}}'''
46]
47* '''UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays'''
48** '''UsefulNotes/LaborDayInTheUnitedStates'''
49* '''AprilFoolsDay'''
50** AprilFoolsPlot
51* '''UsefulNotes/CincoDeMayo'''
52* '''Easter'''
53** EasterBunny
54** EasterEpisode
55** EasterSpecial
56* '''UsefulNotes/IslamicHolidaysAndFestivals'''
57* '''UsefulNotes/JapaneseHolidays'''
58** '''{{UsefulNotes/Tanabata}}'''
59** FestivalEpisode
60* '''UsefulNotes/JewishHolidays'''
61** HanukkahEpisode
62* '''UsefulNotes/LeapDay'''
63* '''New Year's Day'''
64** BabyNewYear
65** NewYearHasCome
66** NewYearsKiss
67** NewYearsResolution
68* '''OppositeDay'''
69* '''UsefulNotes/RussianHolidays'''
70* '''Saint Patrick's Day'''
71** StPatricksDayEpisode
72* '''Saint Valentine's Day'''
73** CupidsArrow
74** PlatonicValentine
75** ValentinesDayEpisode
76** ValentinesDayViolence
77** ValentinesDayVitriol
78* '''UsefulNotes/TalkLikeAPirateDay'''
79* '''UsefulNotes/ThanksgivingDay'''
80** UsefulNotes/MacysThanksgivingDayParade
81** ThanksgivingEpisode
82** ThanksgivingTurkey
83* '''{{UsefulNotes/Walpurgisnacht}}'''
84[[/index]]

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