What is the difference between festival and holiday in English?

I. Differences in pronunciation

Festival is pronounced: English [?fest?vl]? American [?f?st?vl]?

Holiday is pronounced: English ['h?l?de?; -d?]? American ['hɑl?de]?

Second, the meaning is different

festival means: n. holiday; celebration, commemoration; joy; adj. festive, festive; happy

holiday means: n. holiday; festival; day off; vi. outing for vacation; n. (Holiday) a person's name; (English) Holliday

Usage differences

1. festival refers to folk or religious festivals, and contains the implication of regular rejoicing.

Christmas is one of the festivals of the Christian church.

2. holiday comes from religious festivals and holidays, and is a common word, mostly used in British English, which refers to the time of the year when a person does not do any work, and can also be used to indicate a short vacation of one or two days.

August and September are the months of the year during which most English people take their holidays.