feestdag

Definitions of feestdag
  1. noun
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
    synonyms: d, dag, etmaal
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    schrikkeldag
    the name of the day that is added during a leap year
    betaaldag
    the day on which you receive pay for your work
    verkiezingsdag
    the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
    marktdag
    a fixed day for holding a public market
    Silversteravond, Silvester, Silvesteravond, oudejaar, oudejaarsavond, oudejaarsdag, oudejaarsnacht, oudjaar, sylvesteravond
    the last day of the year
    heiligdag, heiligedag, heiligendag, rustdag, vakantiedag, vakantietijd
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
    Valentijnsdag
    a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
    één-mei-feest, één-meifeest
    observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
    moederdag
    second Sunday in May
    naamdag
    a day commemorating a saint
    schooldag
    any day on which school is in session
    wasdag
    a day set aside for doing household laundry
    trouwdag
    the day of a wedding
    anniversarium, geboortedag, gedenkdag, herdenkingsdag, jaardag, jaarfeest, jubelfeest, jubelfeestje, jubileum, verjaardag, verjaardagsfeest, verjaardagspartij, verjaarsfeest, verjaarspartij
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
    Silversteravond, Silvester, Silvesteravond, oudejaar, oudejaarsavond, oudejaarsdag, oudejaarsnacht, oudjaar, sylvesteravond
    New Year's Eve in Scotland
    zo., zondag
    a day specified for religious observance
    kerstavond
    the day before Christmas
    naamdag
    the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
    anniversarium, geboortedag, jaardag, jaarfeest, verjaardag
    an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
    ambtsjubileum, gedenkjaar, jubelfeest, jubelfeestje, jubeljaar, jubileum
    a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    bruiloft, trouwdag
    the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
    centenaire, eeuwfeest
    the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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    kalenderdag
    a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
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