What is Leisure?
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2011}} [[File:Female children climbing up a outer side of a well rings; April 2004.jpg|thumb|Two girls playing]] '''Leisure''' (or '''free time''') is when a person can choose what to do. During a person's leisure time, they do not have an obligation to be at [[school]] or work at a [[job]]. During leisure time, people can do [[wikt:fun|fun]] activities, [[family]] activities, or other non-[[Labour (economics)|work]] activities, such as hobbies. Common forms of recreation or leisure are: * Playing [[sport]]s, such as [[football]] or [[ice hockey|hockey]] * Playing [[game]]s, such as chess or cards * Exercising (e.g. running or lifting weights) * Watching [[television]] and [[movies]] * Listening to [[music]] * [[Hobby|Hobbies]], such as playing [[piano]] or [[guitar]], knitting, or sewing * [[Travel]]ling * Reading * Drawing * Painting A vacation or [[holiday]] is one example of a setting that is specifically for leisure. During vacation, some people travel to a different region or country and stay at a [[hotel]] so that they can do things they could not do near home. Other people prefer to spend their vacation time at home in their own community. In rich [[developed nations|industrialized countries]] such as the [[United States|US]] and [[Canada]] as well as in most European countries, workers are allowed to stay home on the [[weekend]] (usually [[Saturday]] and [[Sunday]]) and use it as leisure time. People in poorer developing countries usually have less leisure time, as they have to work longer hours and more days per year. [[Category:Leisure| ]]