Holiday

Holidays are a feature in The Sims 3: Seasons and The Sims 4: Seasons. The holidays differ in both games, and are allusions to real life holidays that are celebrated in their corresponding seasons.

The Sims 3
The Sims 3: Seasons gives the player four pre-made holidays for each season. By default, the holiday land on the last Thursday of each Season, unless the player edits the amount of days of each season, in which case, the holiday will land on the last day of the season. These holidays are not editable.

The Holidays represent a northern hemisphere point of view.

Leisure Day
In the summer, Sims celebrate Leisure Day. This is likely based on summer vacation, in real life. All Sims will get the day off of work or school on Leisure Day, and are encouraged to go to the pool, beach, the Summer festival, or to stay at home. All Sims get a +10 moodlet for the entire duration of Leisure Day.

Spooky Day
In the fall, Sims celebrate Spooky Day. This is likely based on Halloween, in real life. Everyone can get into costumes, and the player can throw a Spooky Day party, or be invited to one. Children and teens can go trick-or-treating. They will run around the neighborhood and knock on doors. If the house's inhabitants are home, they may give the sim a piece of candy. If the Sim eats a piece of candy, they will get a positive moodlet.

Snowflake Day
In the winter, Sims celebrate Snowflake Day This is likely based on Christmas, in real life. On Snowflake Day all Sims will be friendlier to one another and get a +10 moodlet for the duration. Everyone also gets a day off from school or work. Sims with a job will get their holiday bonus.

On this holiday, Sims can throw Gift-Giving parties. Use the phone to access this new type of party. Your household will automatically get a pile of presents as the festivities begin. You can either call Sims to open presents, or they'll open them automatically 2 hours after the start of the party. Sims gather round and go through getting their present, which is chosen at random.

Love Day
In the spring, Sims celebrate Love Day This is likely a mix of Valentine's Day and Easter, in real life. (Although Valentine's Day occurs in the winter in real life). While Sims are twice as likely to get love letters and gifts during the Spring in general, on Love Day, all Sims have a +10 moodlet, and are five times more likely than usual to receive love letters and gifts from Sims attracted to them. At the Spring festival, Sims can go on egg hunts, try to earn the Title of Spring Dance King or Queen on the Dance Floor, get a kiss at the kissing booth, or go rollerskating.

The Sims 4
The holidays in Sims 4 are very customizable. They are worldwide events that repeat each year, and each come with their own set of traditions which define the way the Sims celebrate the holiday. There are multiple pre-made holidays, and players are able to create their own or edit/delete the pre-made ones. To see when a holiday takes place, players can check the calendar.

Surprise holidays will occasionally pop up in Sims' calendars a few days before they occur, such as "Talk Like a Pirate Day".

Surprise Holidays
These are holidays that only show up in the calendar some days before they start. Every surprise holiday only appears in a certain season.

Decoration Theme
When it comes to the decoration of the neighboring houses the player can choose from seven decoration themes: The neighboring houses will each time apply random decoration from that theme. The theme is also applied to the player's house, when they choose to decorate using The Attic Stack Decoration Box, but this can be customized via the same object.
 * None
 * Love Day
 * Harvestfest
 * New Year's Eve
 * Spring
 * Spooky
 * Winterfest

Traditions
Holidays are able to have up to 5 traditions. Which traditions are selected will determine the way the holiday is celebrated.