Children's Day

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noun

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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How to use Children's Day in a sentence

The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.
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He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.
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“We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.
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Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.
Confidence|Henry James
Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various