holiday vs recreation

holiday

noun
  • A day declared free from work by the state or government. 

  • A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery. 

  • A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made. 

  • A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural. 

  • A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed. 

  • A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation). 

verb
  • To spend a period of time in recreational travel. 

  • To take a period of time away from work or study. 

recreation

noun
  • The result of this process. 

  • Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates. 

  • The process of creating something again. 

How often have the words holiday and recreation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )