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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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In 1983, US president Ronald Reagan declared the anniversary of his disappearance National Missing Children's Day.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Children's Day is returning to Howard Davis Park in Jersey with live music, games, food and drinks.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2025

He added that celebrations for other holidays, like Children’s Day or Mother’s Day, have been common at the shelter, but not for Father’s Day.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2023

The Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington is hosting the 14th edition of this annual festival based on the Turkish tradition of Children’s Day.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2023

Sunday-schools give each scholar, on Easter day, a little rosebush or a package of seeds, that they may be tended and urged to bloom by Children's Day, when they are all brought in.

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

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