Was "time off" ever a phenomenon outside of Europe? The idea that people could not work for a period of time, without having a relative be ill or a holiday as the reason?

by poor_and_obscure

Just curious if the idea of "vacation" as a normative thing, or even a thing for well-to-to people, every developed outside Europe.

GoonCommaThe

Vacations are a thing all over the world. Are you talking about a specific time period?