Vacation

This article is on vacation as time off. For the movie, see National Lampoon's Vacation. For the Go Go's album/song see Vacation (album).

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Vacation is a term used in North America to describe time away from work or school, a trip abroad, or simply a pleasure trip away from home. In the rest of the English-speaking world the word "holiday" is used. In Canada both terms are widely used. The French term is similar to the American English: "Les Vacances". The term derives from the fact that, in the past, upper-class families would literally move to a summer home for part of the year, leaving their usual family home vacant.

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Most countries around the world have labour laws mandating a certain number of days of time off per year to be given to a worker. In Canada the legal minimum is two weeks, in most of Europe the limit is significantly higher. Many American companies give only one week, and then frequently only after completion of a year of employment.

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In modern employment practice, vacation days are usually coupled with sick time, official holidays, and sometimes personal days.

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National Lampoon's Vacation: National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Randy Quaid, Imogene Coca, John Candy, Jane Krakowski, and Eugene Levy, among others, appear in supporting roles....

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North America: North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of 9,355,000 square miles (24,230,000 square kilometers). In 2...

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