Custom - holiday?

[sevas]

I was given a task to write an essay about one custom in my country. I chose Novruz which is a national holiday celebrated in the early spring in Azerbaijan. However, I am not sure if I can talk about a holiday as a custom. Is it correct to refer to a national holiday as a custom?

Thanks in advance.

[SeriousScholar]

Hi Sevas,

Looks like I'm too late to help you with this but perhaps it will help you or other students in future essays. You can certainly talk about a holiday (great idea), but it's probably more accurate to say that during the holiday, you practice several cultural customs. So, for instance, during the Easter holiday, there is a common custom in the United States to paint eggs and hide them for children to find.

Hope that helps and best wishes with your writing.