---
title: "system.user.getHolidays"
description: "Returns a sequence of all of the holidays available."
---

# system.user.getHolidays

> Returns a sequence of all of the holidays available.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.user.getHoliday(holidayName)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
String | `holidayName` | The name of the holiday to return. Case-sensitive
### Returns
**List** - The holiday, or None if not found.
### Scope
Gateway, Designer, Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This example will get a holiday and print info about it
holidayName = "Labor Day"
holiday = system.user.getHoliday(holidayName)
if holiday == None:
    print holidayName, "not found"
else:
    print holiday.getName(), holiday.getDate(), holiday.isRepeatAnually()
```

```python title="Example #1 Output"
Labor Day 2015-09-07 00:00:00.0 False
```