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“Bonnes vacances” is the common way to say “Happy holidays” in French.
It literally means “Good holidays” and is the short version of “Passez de bonnes vacances” (Have a good holiday)
When you want to wish someone nice holidays, you can say: “Bonnes vacances !” or “Passe de bonnes vacances !“
If you want to be more formal or if you are wishing this to several people, use instead: “Passez de bonnes vacances !“
And if you want to wish more globally “Have fun / Enjoy” then you can use “Profite bien” or “Amuse-toi bien.“