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When did people start going on holiday?

An illustration of Ramsgate Sands in 1870. It shows holidaymakers at the seaside: paddling, watching a Punch and Judy show, building sandcastles and riding donkeys — Ramsgate Sands, an 1870 work by the engraver Joseph Swain, inspired by William Powell Frith’s 1854 painting of the same name. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images

When did people start going on holiday? Valentina Otero, Mexico City

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