'on holiday' or 'for holiday'?

[Cesta]

Do we say 'on holiday' or 'for holiday'

I am confused with this. Our teacher tought us usin 'on' but now I have seen homewhere 'for'.
Thaks for clarifying.
Cestmir

[Anglika]

We went to Hawaii for our holidays

We were on holiday in Hawaii

[Cesta]

Thank you for fast reply Anglika.
So am I right if I say either 'I am going for holiday to Provence this summer' or 'I am going on holiday to Provence this summer' ? Both are equal?
Thanks.
Cestmir

[queenbu]

Thank you for fast reply Anglika.
So am I right if I say either 'I am going for holiday to Provence this summer' or 'I am going on holiday to Provence this summer' ? Both are equal?
Thanks.
Cestmir

The first version would be better as :'I am going for a holiday to Provence this summer' or 'I am going to Provence for my holidays this summer.'

You could also say 'I'm going to holiday in Provence this summer.'

[polar6992]

In my experience, the British and Australians go "on holiday". It would be very unusual for an American English speaker to use the phrase. They go "on vacation." If a specific place is named [e.g. The Grand Canyon"} the most common phrase is "for vacation" after the place name. "I went to the Grand Canyon for vacation."

[queenbu]

In my experience, the British and Australians go "on holiday". It would be very unusual for an American English speaker to use the phrase. They go "on vacation." If a specific place is named [e.g. The Grand Canyon"} the most common phrase is "for vacation" after the place name. "I went to the Grand Canyon for vacation."

holiday=BrE
vacation=AmE

Since the original post was about 'holiday' we stuck to that.