#particular_day__day a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
supertype: indefinite_time_period calendar_day
instance: Judgment_Day
subtype: tomorrow the day after today; "what are our tasks for tomorrow?"
subtype: today.mean_solar_day the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"
subtype: yesterday the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"
subtype: morrow the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"
subtype: eve the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
subtype: Admission_Day in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
subtype: Arbor_Day a day designated for planting trees
subtype: commencement_day__degree_day the day on which university degrees are conferred
subtype: Guy_Fawkes_Day__November_5 British; anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot; effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned in England on Guy Fawkes Day
subtype: Inauguration_Day__January_20 the day designated for inauguration of the United States President
subtype: leap_day__bissextile_day__February_29 the name of the day that is added during a leap year
subtype: day_of_the_month__date the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
subtype: maturity_date__maturity__due_date__duedate the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid
subtype: birthday an anniversary of the day on which a person was born
instance: D-day__6_June_1944
subtype: particular_date a particular day specified as the time something will happen; "the date of the election is set by law"
subtype: rain_date an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date; "the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday"
subtype: V-day__Victory_Day the day of a victory
instance: V-E_Day__8_May_1945 V-J_Day__15August_1945
subtype: rag_day__ragday (British) a day on which university students hold a rag
subtype: red-letter_day a memorably happy or noteworthy day
subtype: day_of_reckoning day when the consequences of misdeeds are felt
subtype: off-day__offday a day when things go poorly; "I guess this is one of my off-days"
subtype: payday the day on which you receive pay for your work
subtype: polling_day__pollingday__election_day the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
subtype: athletic_field_day__field_day__fieldday a day for outdoor athletic competition
subtype: military_field_day__field_day__fieldday (military) a day for military exercises and display
subtype: ides in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
subtype: market_day a fixed day for holding a public market
subtype: Walpurgis_Night eve of May Day
subtype: New_Year's_Eve__December_31 the last day of the year
subtype: Hogmanay New Year's Eve in Scotland
subtype: Robert_E_Lee's_Birthday__Robert_E_Lee_Day__Lee's_Birthday__January_19 celebrated in southern United States
subtype: Tet Vietnamese New Year; observed for 3 days after the 1st full moon after January 20th
subtype: holiday a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
subtype: half-holiday a day on which half is free from work or duty
subtype: religious_holiday__religiousholiday__holy_day a day specified for religious observance
subtype: fast_day a day designated for fasting
subtype: feast_day__feastday__fete_day a day designated for feasting
subtype: Christian_holy_day a religious holiday for Christians
subtype: quarter_day__quarterday a Christian holy day; (Britain) one of four specified days when certain payments are due
subtype: Martinmas__St_Martin's_Day__November_11 the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland
subtype: Annunciation_Day__Annunciation__Lady_Day__March_25 a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
subtype: Michaelmas_Day__Michaelmas__September_29 honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
subtype: Candlemas_Day__Candlemas__Feb_2 feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
subtype: Lammas_Day__Lammas__August_1 commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
subtype: Christmas_Day__Christmas__Xmas__Dec_25 a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
subtype: Midsummer_Day__Midsummer's_Day__St_John's_Day__June_24 a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
subtype: Pentecost__Whitsunday seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
subtype: holy_day_of_obligation a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
subtype: Solemnity_of_Mary__January_1 (Roman Catholic) a holy day of obligation
subtype: Ascension_of_the_Lord__Ascension__Ascension_Day the 40th day after Easter; celebrates the Ascension of Christ into heaven
subtype: Assumption_of_Mary__Assumption__August_15 celebration of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
subtype: All_Saints'_Day__Allhallows__November_1__Hallowmas__Hallowmass a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
subtype: December_8__Immaculate_Conception Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
subtype: Christmas_Day__Christmas__Xmas__Dec_25 a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
subtype: Saint_Agnes's_Eve__January_20 a Christian holy day
subtype: Easter_Sunday__Easter_Day the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
subtype: Palm_Sunday Sunday before Easter
subtype: Passion_Sunday second Sunday before Easter
subtype: Good_Friday Friday before Easter
subtype: Low_Sunday the Sunday following Easter
subtype: Holy_Saturday the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent
subtype: Holy_Innocents'_Day__Innocents'_Day December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem
subtype: Septuagesima_Sunday__Septuagesima the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
subtype: Quinquagesima_Sunday__Quinquagesima the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
subtype: Quadragesima__Quadrigesima_Sunday the first Sunday in Lent
subtype: Trinity_Sunday eighth Sunday after Easter
subtype: Rogation_Day one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication
subtype: Maundy_Thursday__Holy_Thursday the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
subtype: Corpus_Christi.Christian_holy_day__corpuschristi Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
subtype: Saints_Peter_and_Paul__June_29 first celebrated in the 3rd century
subtype: Epiphany_of_Our_Lord__Epiphany__Twelfth_day__Three_Kings'_Day__January_6 twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
subtype: Saint_Joseph__St_Joseph__March_19 a Christian holy day
subtype: Twelfth_night eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5
subtype: All_Souls'_Day__November_2 a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
subtype: Ash_Wednesday the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
subtype: Ember_Day a day set aside for fasting and prayer
subtype: Advent_Sunday the first of four Sundays of Advent
subtype: Mardi_Gras__Shrove_Tuesday__pancake_day the last day before Lent
subtype: Jewish_holy_day a religious holiday for Jews
subtype: Rosh_Hodesh__Rosh_Chodesh (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy
subtype: high_holy_day__high_holiday Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
subtype: Rosh_Hashanah__Rosh_Hashana__Rosh_Hashonah__Rosh_Hashona__Jewish_New_Year (Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar
subtype: Yom_Kippur__Day_of_Atonement (Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic Law
subtype: Purim (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
subtype: Succos__Sukkoth__Feast_of_Booths__Feast_of_Tabernacles__Tabernacles (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival
subtype: Shavous__Shabuoth__Shavuoth__Shavuot__Pentecost__Feast_of_Weeks (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
subtype: Shimchath_Torah__Simchat_Torah__Simhath_Torah__Simhat_Torah__Simchas_Torah__Rejoicing_over_the_Law__Rejoicing_of_the_Law__Rejoicing_in_the_Law (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah
subtype: Tishah_b'Av__Tishah_b'Ab__Tisha_b'Av__Tisha_b'Ab__Ninth_of_Av__Ninth_of_Ab__Fast_of_Av__Fast_of_Ab (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
subtype: Hanukkah__Hanukah__Chanukah__Festival_of_Lights__Feast_of_Lights__Feast_of_Dedication__Feast_of_the_Dedication__feastofthededication (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem
subtype: Lag_b'Omer (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
subtype: movable_feast__moveable_feast a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years
subtype: Easter a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
subtype: Pasch__Pascha an archaic name for Easter or Passover
subtype: Passover__Pesach__Pesah__Feast_of_the_Unleavened_Bread (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
subtype: Pasch__Pascha an archaic name for Easter or Passover
subtype: Christmas_Eve__Dec_24 the day before Christmas
subtype: legal_holiday__national_holiday authorized by law and limiting work or official business
subtype: New_Year's_Day__New_Year's__January_1 the first day of the year
subtype: Martin_Luther_King_Jr's_Birthday__Martin_Luther_King_Day observed on the Monday closest to January 15
subtype: Presidents'_Day (US) the 3rd Monday in February; commemorates both United States Presidents Lincoln and Washington
subtype: Memorial_Day__Decoration_Day U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
subtype: Independence_Day__Fourth_of_July__July_4 a legal holiday in the United States
subtype: Labor_Day first Monday in September in U.S. and Canada
subtype: Columbus_Day__Discovery_Day__October_12 a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
subtype: Christmas_Day__Christmas__Xmas__Dec_25 a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
subtype: Boxing_Day (British) first weekday after Christmas
subtype: bank_holiday any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
subtype: Commonwealth_Day__Empire_day__May_24 British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
subtype: Dominion_Day__July_1 (Canada) a legal holiday commemorating receiving dominion status in 1867
subtype: Bastille_Day__July_14__july14 a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris Bastille in 1789
subtype: Veterans'_Day__Armistice_Day__November_11 US: formerly Armistice Day; called Veterans Day since 1954
subtype: Thanksgiving_Day__Thanksgiving fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians
subtype: Groundhog_Day__February_2 (US) if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter
subtype: Lincoln's_Birthday__February_12 (US) the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered
subtype: Valentine_Day__Valentine's_Day__Saint_Valentine's_Day__St_Valentine's_Day__February_14 a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
subtype: Washington's_Birthday__February_22 (US) the day on which George Washington is remembered
subtype: Texas_Independence_Day__March_2 Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
subtype: St_Patrick's_Day__Saint_Patrick's_Day__March_17 a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland
subtype: April_Fools'_day__April_Fools'__All_Fools'_day April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes
subtype: Pan_American_Day__April_14 a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries
subtype: Patriot's_Day the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775
subtype: May_Day__First_of_May__May_1 observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor
subtype: Mother's_Day second Sunday in May
subtype: Armed_Forces_Day the 3rd Saturday in May
subtype: Jefferson_Davis'_Birthday__Davis'_Birthday__June_3 celebrated in southern United States
subtype: Flag_Day__June_14 commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777
subtype: Father's_Day US: third Sunday in June
subtype: Citizenship_Day__September_17 celebrated in the United States
subtype: American_Indian_Day US: the 4th Friday in September
subtype: United_Nations_Day__October_24 a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
subtype: Halloween__Hallowe'en__Allhallows_Eve the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
subtype: saint's_day__saint'sday a day commemorating a saint
subtype: name_day the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
subtype: Midsummer_Eve__Midsummer_Night__St_John's_Eve__St_John's_Night__June_23 the night before Midsummer Day
subtype: school_day any day on which school is in session
subtype: speech_day (British) an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed
subtype: washday__washing_day__washingday a day set aside for doing household laundry
subtype: wedding_day__weddingday the day of a wedding
subtype: anniversary__dayofremembrance the date on which an event occurred in some previous year
subtype: birthday an anniversary of the day on which a person was born
subtype: jubilee a special anniversary
subtype: diamond_jubilee__diamondjubilee an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years
subtype: silver_jubilee an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years
subtype: wedding_anniversary__weddinganniversary the anniversary of the day on which you were married
subtype: silver_wedding_anniversary the 25th wedding anniversary
subtype: golden_wedding_anniversary the 50th wedding anniversary
subtype: diamond_wedding_anniversary__diamondweddinganniversary__diamond_wedding the 60th wedding anniversary
subtype: centennial__centenary the 100th anniversary
subtype: bicentennial__bicentenary the 200th anniversary
subtype: tercentennial__triennial the 300th anniversary
subtype: quatercentennial__quatercentenary the 400th anniversary
subtype: quincentennial__quincentenary the 500th anniversary
subtype: millennium.anniversary the 1000th anniversary
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