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Decoration day

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memorial daynoun(US) A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
poppy daynoun(Canada, UK, informal) Remembrance Day.
t-daynoun(US, slang) Thanksgiving Day; Turkey Day.
dad's daynoun(informal) Father's Day
day of daysnoun(idiomatic) A particularly noteworthy day; the day on which a milestone or especially memorable event occurs.
lady daynoun25th March, Christian holy day, the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
ivy daynoun(US) A ceremonial day at older colleges when a class memorial stone is unveiled.
deathdaynounThe anniversary of a death, the date upon which someone earlier died.
ladydaynounAlternative form of Lady Day. [25th March, an English quarter day.]
may day sweepnounAlternative form of May-day sweep. [(largely historical) One of the sweeps (chimney sweeps), clad in bright clothes and garlands and carrying a blackened broom, in a May Day parade.]
lady-daynounAlternative form of Lady Day. [25th March, an English quarter day.]
garland daynounA day on which, in parts of the United Kingdom, a traditional procession is held, carrying a garland from house to house and collecting money.
dollar daynounA special one-day sale during which retail goods are offered for one dollar or at very reduced prices.
tag daynoun(US, Bermuda, Canada) A fundraising day on which contributions to charity or funds are solicited on the street, or as donations to a charitable event, and tags given to contributors to wear as evidence of their contributions.
gangdaynoun(historical) Any of the three days preceding Ascension Day or Holy Thursday.
angel datenoun(euphemistic) The anniversary of the death of a child.
field daynoun(idiomatic) A great time or a great deal to do; a period of bustling activity.
yankee doodlenounA song or nursery rhyme about colonial Americans, later adopted as a patriotic song of the United States.
day the music diednoun(historical) February 3rd, 1959, the day when American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.
garbage daynoun(Canada, US) The day of the week when people place their rubbish outside to be collected by garbagemen.

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