The Easter holiday is an odd one as you get a 4 day weekend here, but people don't have particular celebrations unless they are religious. I think a lot just go away for a bit, but then everywhere will be busy and expensive. Christmas and new year merge into one long break and a lot of companies shut down over that. I would prefer to have these days spread over the year.
I could be retiring in a few years, so things will change a bit then as I could go off whenever I want. I actually get a fair bit of annual holiday from work anyway. We may do more travelling then.
!BEER