http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enXMOD (Build: 3598.39794)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperNounsAndArticles/ggrnb/post.htm#530857Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:36:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:530857Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperNounsAndArticles/ggrnb/post.htm#530857http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-530857.xml. Holiday names are proper nouns, and do not take an article unless subject to secondary recategorization (i.e. into a 'type' of that holiday), much as you have done. These are appropriate: Passover was a festive occasion. We had a delightful Passover. New Year's Day is a holiday here. The New Year's Day we had last year was memorable. More New Year's Days would be good for our morale. New Year's Day is one holiday that is celebrated nationwide. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Christmas comes but once a year. Have yourself a merry little Christmas Easter comes in March or April. An Easter without Easter eggs is like a jelly doughnut without the filling.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperNounsAndArticles/ggrnb/post.htmSun, 08 Mar 2009 16:36:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:530826Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperNounsAndArticles/ggrnb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-530826.xmlHi, Is the word 'Passover' a proper noun? Are we allowed to place artcles, definite or indefinite, in front of it? 1)Passover was a festive occasion. 2)... walked toward the city on the eve of a Passover. 3)She prepared the Passover. How about these holidays? New Year's Day is a holiday here. The New Year's Day we had last year was memorable. More New Year's Days will be good for our morale. A New Year's Day is one that is celebrated nationwide? Can this type of placing of articles good for Christmas or Easter too?