Children's Day

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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Colourful costumes, dancing and music filled the streets of west London for Europe's biggest street party's children's day on Sunday, and the spectacle will continue throughout Monday.

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Hundreds of thousands peacefully attended the Children's Day Parade on Sunday, marking the most colourful day of the carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture.

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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.

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

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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.

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