連休

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 連休 (れんきゅう) is a run of consecutive holidays. It appears as a whole period and as the reference for its first day.
• Basic usage: The next holiday stretch is for reading at home; its first day includes a family outing.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Plan for the whole break and schedule on its first day
  • 連休は topicalizes the entire period; 連休の初日 selects one day within it. It is not a single holiday.