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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 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

I'll sing some of it for you now, if you'll give fifty cents to Mother Spurlock for the Children's Day Picnic.

From The Heart's Kingdom by Maria Thompson Daviess

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