red letter day
Memorable significant date
A red letter day is a day of special significance or celebration—one worth marking on the calendar.
The phrase comes from the old practice of printing saints' days and holidays in red ink on calendars: Graduation was a red letter day for the whole family.
Usually hyphenated when used as an adjective: a red-letter day.
Organized public celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
feast · banquet · ceremony · bash · fete · shindig · party · gathering
Worth holding onto
- unforgettablePermanently fixed in memory
- momentousOf great significance
- historicOf lasting significance
- noteworthyMeriting special attention
remarkable · special · auspicious · landmark · monumental · indelible · pivotal · extraordinary
Recurring memorial date
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- promotionRank increase or publicity
retirement · inauguration · achievement · breakthrough · turning point · landmark · victory · success
Day of rest
- observanceKeeping of customs
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
- national holidayOfficial day of observance
- bank holidayScheduled national day off
saints day · feast day · religious holiday · commemoration · reminder · notation · appointment · occasion
festival
Organized public celebration
festivity · feast · banquet · ceremony · bash · fete · shindig · party · gathering · reception
memorable
Worth holding onto
- unforgettablePermanently fixed in memory
- momentousOf great significance
- historicOf lasting significance
noteworthy · remarkable · special · auspicious · landmark · monumental · indelible · pivotal · extraordinary · exceptional
anniversary
Recurring memorial date
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
promotion · retirement · inauguration · achievement · breakthrough · turning point · landmark · victory · success · culmination
holiday
Day of rest
- observanceKeeping of customs
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
- national holidayOfficial day of observance
bank holiday · saints day · feast day · religious holiday · commemoration · reminder · notation · appointment · occasion
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, red flag, white lie
- literary idiomscatch-22, red herring, white whale, chapter and verse, by the book
- Book Idiomsby the book, closed book, open book, on the same page, same page
red letter dayordinary day
Uneventful twenty-four hours
same old same old · business as usual · nothing special · workaday · daily grind
letter, redder, reddest, redden, reddish, redness, letters, lettered, lettering