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Children's Day

American  

noun

  1. the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.


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The first Children's Day was held in 2020 with tree planting but then had to be paused because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Kakar made the comment in a televised speech on World Children’s Day, which he said made him think of children in Gaza.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

After the bombardment in Kyiv on Thursday, the Ukrainian authorities canceled some Children’s Day events as they sought to keep people safe and clean up the streets.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

"What kind of children's drawing contest can we talk about for Children's Day ... when we have children dying every day?" he says in a recording of the meeting posted on YouTube.

From Reuters • Jul. 8, 2022

This may be done at Christmas, Easter, Children's Day, Thanksgiving, at any one or all of these holiday seasons.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.

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