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series of holidays with workdays in between
A stretch of the calendar in which public holidays fall close together but are separated by one or two ordinary workdays, so the days off do not form one continuous break. Literally 'stepping-stone consecutive holidays'.
今年は飛び石連休だ。
This year the holidays are broken up by workdays.
飛び石連休なので遠出はしない。
Since the holidays are split up by workdays, I won't take a long trip.
間の平日に休みを取れば、飛び石連休が大型連休になる。
If you take the weekday in between off, the scattered holidays turn into one long break.
Named after 飛び石 (stepping stones), which are set apart from one another. The image is of days off dotted across the calendar with workdays between them, unlike a 大型連休 (one long continuous holiday).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 飛び石連休になる: to fall as scattered holidays
- 間の平日: the workday(s) in between
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 大型連休: a long, continuous run of consecutive holidays — the opposite situation