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April 22, 2019, marks the 49th anniversary of Earth Day—a day intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Organizers started Earth Day in response to a…Brewer's: Candlemas Day
The feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary, when Christ was presented by her in the Temple. February 2nd, when, in the Roman Catholic Church, there is a candle procession, to…Brewer's: Canicular Days
The dog-days, corresponding with the overflow of the Nile. From the middle of July to the beginning of the second week in September. (Latin, canicula, diminutive of canis, a dog.) Source…Brewer's: Carry the Day
(To). To win the contest; to carry off the honours of the day. In Latin, victoriam reportare. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Carry WeightCarry Swords! A B…Brewer's: Chair-days
Old age. “I had long supposed that chair-days, the beautiful name for those days of old age ... was of Shakespeare's own invention ... but this is a mistake ... the word is current in…Brewer's: Christmas Day
Transferred from the 6th of January to the 25th of December by Julius I. (337-352). Old Christmas Day. January 6th. When Gregory XIII. reformed the Calendar in 1582, he omitted ten days;…Brewer's: Day of the Barricades
(See Barricades.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Day of the DupesDay A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Day-dream
A dream of the imagination when the eyes are awake. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DaylightDay of the Dupes A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Day of the Dupes
in French history, was November 11th, 1630, when Marie de Medicis and Gaston Duc d'Orléans extorted from Louis XIII. a promise that he would dismiss his Minister, the Cardinal Richelieu.…Brewer's: Clear Day
(A) A bright day, an entire day, as, “The bonds must be left three clear days for examination,” to examine them before the interest is paid. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Trending
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