(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN holiday)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT any) (NN day)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VP (VBP lay) (ADVP (RP aside)) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ ordinary) (NNS duties))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ cares)))))) (. .)))
A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
holiday
holiday
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
any
any
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
lay
lay
VERB
VBP
compound:prt
aside
aside
ADP
RP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
ordinary
ordinary
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
duty
duties
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
care
cares
VERB
VBZ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN word)) (VP (VBD came) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Old) (NNP English)))) (. .)))
The word came from Old English.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
word
word
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Old
Old
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN At) (ADVP (RB first))) (, ,) (NP (NNS holidays)) (VP (VBD honored) (NP (DT some) (JJ holy) (NNS events) (CC or) (NNS persons))) (. .)))
At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
obl
NumType=Ord
first
first
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
honor
honored
VERB
VBD
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
holy
holy
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
event
events
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
person
persons
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS People)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ Great) (NNP Britain)) (CC and) (NP (JJ other) (NNS countries))))) (VP (VBP speak) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS holidays))) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (NNPS Americans)) (VP (VBP speak) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS vacations))))))) (. .)))
People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
People
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
speak
speak
VERB
VBP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
American
Americans
PROPN
NNPS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
speak
speak
VERB
VBP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
vacation
vacations
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Every) (NN nation)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ special) (NNS holidays))) (. .)))
Every nation has its special holidays.
det
every
Every
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
nation
nation
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
special
special
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP China)) (VP (VBZ observes) (NP (NP (NP (NP (NP (NNP New) (NNP Year) (POS 's)) (NNP Day)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP January) (CD 1)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (, ,) (NP (NNP May) (NNP Day)) (CC and) (NP (NNP National) (NNP Day))) (PP (IN as) (NP (JJ legal) (NNS holidays)))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN on) (NP (CD Oct.1,1949))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP People) (POS 's)) (NNP Republic)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP China)))) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN founded))))))))) (. .)))
China observes New Year's Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays, as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People's Republic of China was founded.
nsubj
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
observe
observes
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Year
Year
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
January
January
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1
1
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
May
May
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
legal
legal
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
advcl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
oct.1,1949
Oct.1,1949
NUM
CD
mark
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
People
People
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Republic
Republic
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
found
founded
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNPS Chinese)) (VP (VBP have) (ADVP (RB long)) (VP (VBN celebrated) (NP (DT the) (JJ Chinese) (JJ lunar) (NN year)))) (. .)))
The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
Chinese
Chinese
PROPN
NNPS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
advmod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
celebrate
celebrated
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Chinese
Chinese
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
lunar
lunar
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States))) (, ,) (NP (NNP congress)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN declared) (NP (NP (NP (JJ several) (NNS days)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (JJ legal) (NNS holidays)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (NP (NP (NNP New) (NNP Year) (POS 's)) (NNP Day)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP January) (CD 1)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Martin) (NNP Luther) (NNP King)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNP Jr.) (POS 's)) (NNP Birthday)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNP Washington) (POS 's)) (NN birthday)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Thanksgiving) (NNP Day)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Christmas) (NNP Day))))))) (CC and) (ADVP (RB so) (RB on))))) (. .)))
In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Congress
congress
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
declare
declared
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
legal
legal
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Year
Year
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
January
January
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1
1
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Luther
Luther
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Jr.
Jr.
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
conj
Number=Sing
Birthday
Birthday
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Washington
Washington
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
conj
Number=Sing
birthday
birthday
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
Christmas
Christmas
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
conj
on
on
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Some) (NNS holidays)) (VP (VBD celebrated) (NP (NP (JJ special) (NNS events)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN development)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN country)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Greece) (POS 's)) (NNP Independence) (NNP Day)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNP Italy) (POS 's)) (NNP Liberation) (NNP Day)) (CC and) (NP (NP (NNP India) (POS 's)) (NNP Independence) (NNP Day)))))))))) (. .)))
Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greece's Independence Day, Italy's Liberation Day and India's Independence Day.
det
some
Some
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
celebrate
celebrated
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
special
special
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
event
events
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
development
development
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Greece
Greece
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Independence
Independence
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Italy
Italy
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Liberation
Liberation
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
India
India
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Independence
Independence
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States))) (, ,) (NP (NNS banks) (CC and) (NNS schools)) (ADVP (RB usually)) (VP (VBP close) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT a) (JJ legal) (NN holiday)))) (. .)))
In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
bank
banks
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
close
close
VERB
VBP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
legal
legal
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
holiday
holiday
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (PDT such) (DT a) (NN holiday)) (VP (VBZ falls) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP Sunday)))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (VBG following) (NNP Monday)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB usually)) (VP (VBN observed))) (. .)))
When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
det:predet
such
such
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
holiday
holiday
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
fall
falls
VERB
VBZ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Sunday
Sunday
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Monday
Monday
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
observe
observed
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Schools) (CC and) (NNS organizations)) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBP observe) (NP (NP (NNS days)) (VP (VBN known) (PP (IN as) (NP (JJ traditional) (NNS holidays))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN although) (S (NP (NNS schools) (CC and) (NN business)) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (VP (VB close) (ADVP (RB then))))))) (. .)))
Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then.
nsubj
Number=Plur
school
Schools
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
organization
organizations
NOUN
NNS
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
observe
observe
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
know
known
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
traditional
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
although
although
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
close
close
VERB
VB
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Those) (NNS holidays)) (VP (VBP include) (NP (NP (NNP Valentine) (POS 's)) (NNP Day) (CC and) (NNP Halloween))) (. .)))
Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
Those
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
include
include
VERB
VBP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Valentine
Valentine
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Halloween
Halloween
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word came from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.  Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year's Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays, as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People's Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greece's Independence Day, Italy's Liberation Day and India's Independence Day.  In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.