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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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Children's Day was created after being listed as one of the recommendations from the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry in 2017.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

State television showed some protesters carrying bundled white shrouds symbolising the children killed in Gaza, during the nationwide marches, held ahead of World Children's Day on Monday.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2023

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

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

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.