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May Day
(Encyclopedia)May Day, first day of May. Its celebration probably originated in the spring fertility festivals of India and Egypt. The festival of the Roman goddess of spring, Flora, was celebrated from Apr. 28 to ...Armistice Day
(Encyclopedia)Armistice Day: see Veterans' Day.Decoration Day
(Encyclopedia)Decoration Day: see Memorial Day. ...Dominion Day
(Encyclopedia)Dominion Day: see Canada Day.Valentine's Day
(Encyclopedia)Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. ...Canada Day
(Encyclopedia)Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day, Canadian national holiday, celebrated July 1. It is the anniversary of the uniting in 1867 of Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as the dominion ...Labor Day
(Encyclopedia)Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by t...John Day
(Encyclopedia)John Day, river, 281 mi (452 km) long, rising in several branches in the Strawberry Mts., NE Oreg., and flowing W, then N to the Columbia River. Unnavigable, the river is used to irrigate vegetable fa...day lily
(Encyclopedia)day lily: see lily.D-day
(Encyclopedia)D-day: see Normandy campaign.Browse by Subject
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