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What are vacation dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about vacation dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with vacation dreams. These are the words that make vacation dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of vacation dreams can be illuminating about show vacations affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example vacation dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how vacations in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that vacation is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that vacation is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, vacation dreams have more family than 95.3% of dream symbols, more romantic partners than 90.9% of dream symbols, and more good dreams than 88.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, vacation dreams have less weird dreams than 82.2% of dream symbols, less fantastic beings than 81.0% of dream symbols, and less insects than 80.4% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of vacations are family oriented. They are more related to family than 90% of all other symbols. In other words, dreaming of vacations will increase your chances of dreaming of a family member. Dreams help us to process our emotions and social relationships. In a certain lens, you can think of dreams as simulations of the world. This can be especially helpful for our relationships with family. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of vacations is different than dreams of vacations in general.

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How common are vacation dreams?

0.9% of dreams have the vacations symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 100 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is uncommon.

Identification

How are vacation dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like on holiday, vacation, and vacay. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of events.

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What is most related to dreams of vacations?

Vacations dreams are notable because they have substantially more Guatemala, Cyprus, Fiji, Bahamas, Croatia, Costa Rica, Lebanon, pheasants, Jamaica, Syria, Malaysia than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of vacations?

Vacations dreams are notable because they have substantially less apes, toenails, ovaries, calluses, Indiana Jones, Hannibal Lecter, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Aquaman, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into vacation dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in vacation dreams.

Who is in dreams of vacations?

Who is in dreams of vacations?

Vacation dreams are more related to peers, much more related to family, and much more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to unnamed people.

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What are the emotions in dreams of vacations?

What are the emotions in dreams of vacations?

Dreams of vacations are more related to sadness, more related to fun, and more related to love than dreams in general. They are less related to embarrassment, less related to confusion, and less related to fear.

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Where do dreams of vacations take place?

Where do dreams of vacations take place?

Dreams of vacations are more related to home and more related to transportation than dreams in general. They are less related to magical places.

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What happens in dreams of vacations?

What happens in dreams of vacations?

Vacation dreams are more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to death.

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How do dreams of vacations related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of vacations related to the type of dream it is?

Vacation dreams are more related to recurring dreams, more related to bad dreams, and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to sleep paralysis and less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of vacations related the senses?

How do dreams of vacations related the senses?

Vacation dreams are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of vacations in dreams?

Vacation dreams are uncommon. Among other things vacation dreams are family oriented. Do you think this is true for your dream of vacations? How might your dream of vacations be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience vacations in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about vacations in dreams. See how you feel about vacations now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of vacation dreams

An interpretation of vacation dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Dreaming about a vacation might mean simply that you have been thinking about it or need it. Perhaps you have thoughts about where you would like to go and what you’d like to do. Or you might be thinking about side issues such as budget or babysitting. As symbolism, a vacation in a dream might mean you feel as if you have a reprieve from the usual hustle and bustle of your life, or you are avoiding work. You might be in a time of life when you relax and let things come to you. You have time to do things you enjoy. See also: Airports, Beaches, Boats, Embarking, Hotels, Islands, Jobs, Journeys

Examples of dreams of vacations

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of vacation dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for vacation dreams. Read at your own risk.

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