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| • | s playing in the water.]]Recreation is the employment of time in a non-profitable way, in many ways also a therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind.Recreation is often distinguished from leisure.Where leisure is, or ought to be, restful, recreation is refreshing and diverting.As people in the world's wealthier regions lead increasingly sedentary life styles, the need for recreation has grown.The rise of so called active vacations exemplify this.
Recreation, play, and fun are not the preserve of humans; nearly all creatures indulge in this to some extent. Play is essential for the development of skills, the most basic of which are motor skills in young creatures.
The weekend is typically a time for recreation, perhaps (in Judeo-Christian and Muslim cultures) because the Sabbath falls on the weekend and the Sabbath is "the day of rest."Holidays are also a common time for recreation.
Traditionally music and dance serve as recreation in many cultures, as do sports, hobbies, games and tourism.Watching TV and listening to music are common forms of recreation, or rather leisure.
For many, the most valued recreation is spontaneous and original.
Many activities may be functional and/or recreational:
·Conversing
Source: [wikipedia: recreation]
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