Feiertag

Definitions of Feiertag
  1. noun
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
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    Nationalfeiertag
    authorized by law and limiting work or official business
    Kirchenfeiertag, Kirchenfesttag, kirchlicher Feiertag
    a religious holiday for Christians
    Erster Mai, Maifeiertag, Tag der Arbeit
    first Monday in September in the United States and Canada
    Weihnachten, Weihnachtsfest, Weihnachtstag
    a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
    Volkstrauertag
    a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
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    Fest, Festtag, Gedenktag
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
  2. noun
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
    synonyms: Fest, Festtag, Gedenktag
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    Valentinstag
    a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
    Muttertag
    second Sunday in May
    Mittsommernacht
    the night before Midsummer Day
    Jubiläum
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
    Nationalfeiertag
    authorized by law and limiting work or official business
    Namenstag
    the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
    Geburtstag
    an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
    Hochzeitstag
    the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
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    Tag
    a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
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