zo.

Definitions of zo.
  1. noun
    first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
    synonyms: zondag
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    rustdag
    a day set aside for rest
  2. noun
    a day specified for religious observance
    synonyms: zondag
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    vastendag
    a day designated for fasting
    Loofhuttenfeest
    a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness
    paasdag
    the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
    Palmpasen, Palmzondag, palmpaas
    Sunday before Easter
    Passiezondag
    second Sunday before Easter
    Paaszaterdag
    the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent
    Septuagesima
    the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
    Quinquagesima
    the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
    Quadragesima
    the first Sunday in Lent
    Sacramentsdag
    Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
    Driekoningen, Epifanie
    twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
    Allerzielen
    a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
    Asdag, Aswoensdag
    the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
    Lotenfeest, Poerim, Purim
    (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
    wekenfeest
    (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
    kerkwijding
    (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
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    heiligdag, heiligedag, heiligendag, rustdag, vakantiedag, vakantietijd
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
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