S: (n) day (some point or period in time) "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
S: (n) Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862)
S: (n) Tet (the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th)
S: (n) holiday (a day on which work is suspended by law or custom) "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
S: (n) Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag)
S: (n) Id al-Adha, Feast of Sacrifice (the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity)
S: (n) Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement ((Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law)
S: (n) Fast of Gedaliah ((Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah)
S: (n) Fast of Tevet ((Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust)
S: (n) Fast of Esther ((Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim)
S: (n) Fast of the Firstborn ((Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover)
S: (n) Fast of Tammuz ((Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached)
S: (n) Annunciation, Lady Day, Annunciation 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)
S: (n) Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1 (commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England)
S: (n) Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15 (celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church)
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement ((Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law)
S: (n) Purim ((Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman)
S: (n) Lag b'Omer ((Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar)
S: (n) Dormition, Feast of Dormition (celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th)
S: (n) Presidents' Day (the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington)
S: (n) Memorial Day, Decoration Day (legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war)
S: (n) Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag)
S: (n) Victoria Day (a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th)
S: (n) Patriot's Day (the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775)
S: (n) May Day, First of May, May 1 (observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor)
S: (n) day (a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance) "Mother's Day"
S: (n) date (the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred) "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
S: (n) day, daytime, daylight (the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside) "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
S: (n) day (the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)) "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
S: (n) day (an era of existence or influence) "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
S: (n) day (the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis) "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
S: (n) sidereal day, day (the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day)
S: (n) day (a period of opportunity) "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"