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I have read the following sentence in a language learning tool (the Italian course in Duolingo) :

Next Thursday is vacation.

What does it mean?

It sounds odd to me, either in US English or UK English. I think it might be a bad translation. I'd rather say:

  • the holidays are next week/month (holidays = "festivities of the end of the year" or holiday = "day in which most schools, stores and offices are closed because of a public celebration" )
  • the holiday is next Thursday ( holiday = "day in which most schools, stores and offices are closed because of a public celebration")
  • the holiday(s) (UK) / vacation (US) start(s) next Thursday (holiday(s)/vacation = "rest period given to a specific student/worker or group of those")
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It seems incorrect!

Vacation is a period and not a day. Generally, when you say that you are on a vacation, you mean it is more than a day. Hence, mentioning Thursday, only one day, for a vacation does not satisfy the definition we have in dictionaries.

Yes, this is a valid sentence...

Next Thursday is a holiday!

Or...

The vacation begins from next Thursday.

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    I think that the preposition "from" is optional in "The vacation begins from next Thursday" ?
    – Alan Evangelista
    Sep 6, 2019 at 16:51
  • It can be spoken and not sound incorrect but I don’t know the grammar. For example, “Do you want to see a movie Thursday? / Next Thursday is vacation - how about Wednesday? / Wednesday night is yoga, so that’s not good for me.”
    – ColleenV
    Sep 6, 2019 at 18:48

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