William of Ockham was one of the top philosophers in of the medieval age of philosophy. What is less understood is that Ockham began the thought process that would eventually lead to the Protestant Reformation.
It is interesting to me that the word holiday comes from the linguistic heritage of “Holy Day.” Originally all western “holidays,” were early church holy days. As Western Civilization evolved and multiple stages of development took place this concept for better or worse got lost among us.