1. What did you do on Easter Day?

2. What did you do at Easter?
3. What did you do on Easter?
[Don'w we use #3?]

4. We ate turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
5. We ate turkey at Thanksgiving.
6. We ate turkey on Thanksgiving.
[What about these sentences? Which one is not used?]


asked by rfvv
Oct 4, 2018 at 12:23am
1 and 3 are fine, but not 2.

Please review the spelling in sentences 4-6.

posted by Writeacher
Oct 4, 2018 at 7:39am
1. What did you do on Easter Day?
2. What did you do at Easter?
3. What did you do on Easter?
[Don'w we use #3?]

4. We ate turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
5. We ate turkey at Thanksgiving.
6. We ate turkey on Thanksgiving.
[What about these sentences? Which one is not used?]

posted by rfvv
yesterday at 4:19am
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Thank you for your help.

I found the explanation about the use of 'at' in Longman dictionary.
Do we have to use at Christmas not on Christmas?

GRAMMAR: Patterns with Christmas at Christmas
• You use at Christmas when saying that something happens during the Christmas holiday period:
I’ll see you at Christmas.
✗Don’t say: I’ll see you on Christmas.

That's correct -- but you can say, "I'll see you on Christmas Day."

1. The sentences "What did you do on Easter Day?" and "What did you do on Easter?" can both be used to ask about someone's activities on Easter. The phrase "on Easter Day" emphasizes the specific day, while "on Easter" refers to the general period of time around Easter.

2. The sentence "What did you do at Easter?" is not commonly used. Although "at Easter" could refer to the time period, it is more common to use "on Easter" or "on Easter Day" to specify the day itself.

Regarding the sentences about Thanksgiving:

4. The sentence "We ate turkey on Thanksgiving Day" is correct and commonly used.
5. The sentence "We ate turkey at Thanksgiving" is also correct and commonly used. The meaning is the same as sentence 4, but it doesn't specify the specific day.
6. The sentence "We ate turkey on Thanksgiving" is correct and commonly used. It refers to the specific day without including "Day" at the end.

In conclusion, all three sentences about Thanksgiving are commonly used, and there is no sentence that is not used.

Regarding the use of "at" and "on" with Christmas, it is more common to use "at Christmas" rather than "on Christmas" when referring to the entire holiday period. For example, "I'll see you at Christmas" is more commonly used than "I'll see you on Christmas." However, it is worth noting that "on Christmas" can still be used when referring specifically to the day itself.