Which of days is a holiday vs Which days are holidays

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Which of days is a holiday?" is correct when asking about a specific day to determine if it is a holiday. On the other hand, "Which days are holidays?" is correct when inquiring about multiple days to identify which ones are holidays.

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This phrase is correct when asking about a specific day to determine if it is a holiday.

"Which of days is a holiday "

This phrase is used when you want to know if a particular day is considered a holiday.

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Valentine's Day is not a holiday.
! But Boxing Day is a holiday in Canada where they box up gifts for the less fortunate.
If every day is a holiday at the Holiday Inn...
Where every day is a holiday and kids have nothing to do but play
Has it occurred to you that thor's day is a holiday in your honor?
Every day is a holiday, every night the Fourth of July.
Yes! That happy land of carefree boys... where every day is a holiday!
It would only be a few days, a holiday, where we might get to know each other better.
On 13 April, we had received a departmental note stipulating which days were holidays and which were not.
It also establishes a system of notification of the days, including holidays, on which the Member States propose to impose restrictions.
days which are holidays for the Community institutions in Brussels, or
The partial invitation to tender with the closing date 10 June 2004 should be cancelled since that day is a public holiday in Germany.
where that day is a holiday in a Member State for the body responsible for receiving the tenders, the deadline shall be 12.00 on the last preceding working day.
Didn't you catch Every Day's a Holiday?
If th e fourteenth day is a public holiday, the period shall be extended to the first working day thereafter.
Average annual number of days of official public holidays per full-time employee
They gave me a ten day holiday, so l went home straight away.
To this figure are added the office closing days (including public holidays) the number of which depends on the year (see above).
In 1986, we had a debate here in Parliament about the tyre manufacturer Michelin, which had made its workers collectively redundant on the last day before the summer holidays.
The first approach is the «calendar day approach» where the accruals are recorded every calendar day independently of whether a day is a weekend day, a bank holiday or a business day.

Alternatives:

Is this day a holiday?
Which day is a holiday?

This phrase is correct when inquiring about multiple days to identify which ones are holidays.

"Which days are holidays "

This phrase is used when you want to know which days are considered holidays.

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days which are holidays for the Community institutions in Brussels, or
On 13 April, we had received a departmental note stipulating which days were holidays and which were not.
Whereas, in order to guarantee exporters equal access to export licences, the submission period for applications, running from Monday to Wednesday, should be extended by one day where those days are holidays for the competent authorities of a Member State;
'However, where those three days are holidays for the competent authorities of a Member State, applications may be lodged on the Thursday following that period in the Member State in question.';
It also establishes a system of notification of the days, including holidays, on which the Member States propose to impose restrictions.
They gave me a ten day holiday, so l went home straight away.
To this figure are added the office closing days (including public holidays) the number of which depends on the year (see above).
In 1986, we had a debate here in Parliament about the tyre manufacturer Michelin, which had made its workers collectively redundant on the last day before the summer holidays.
Grandma, July 1st, I want to use the five day holiday to go back to the Philippines.
A few days have holiday invaders.
Some Member States have a lot more days' holiday than others.
"But I'm on holiday." And four or five days holiday.
If we win this race... (BANGS TABLE) ...you can have a half-day holiday!
I announce a two-day official holiday to celebrate this event!
It's like Independence Day. Holiday Christmas together
He did mention he might take a few days' holiday.
Various specialized services concerned with transport, home-, day- and holiday-care for the disabled and people in need of care.
A few days after his holiday began.
Do not leave a woman alone the day before the holiday.
a single-day holiday occurring on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and the day before that holiday,

Alternatives:

Are these days holidays?
Which days are considered holidays?

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