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  • 1Easter Monday — Two boys enjoy treats during the annual Easter egg roll at the White House lawn on Easter Monday, 1911 …

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  • 2easter monday — noun Usage: usually capitalized E&M Etymology: Middle English ester monday Monday after Easter, from ester Easter + monday Monday : the Monday after Easter observed as a legal holiday in North Carolina, England, Wales, Northern Ireland …

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  • 3Easter Monday — Easter Mon|day the day after Easter Day, which is a public holiday in the UK …

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  • 4Easter Monday and Tuesday —    It was a very ancient custom of the Church to prolong the observance of Easter, as the Queen of Festivals. At first the Festival was observed through seven days, and the Code of Theodosius directed a cessation of labor during the whole week.… …

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  • 5Easter Monday — noun Date: 14th century the Monday after Easter observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and in North Carolina …

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  • 6Easter Monday — noun The Monday after Easter Sunday; a bank holiday in Britain and a holiday in many other places …

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  • 7Easter Monday — the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …

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  • 8Easter Monday — Eas′ter Mon′day n. rel the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

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  • 9Easter — • Includes information on the feast and customs Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Easter     Easter     † …

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  • 10Easter Week — or Bright Week is the period of seven days from Easter Sunday through the Saturday following.Western ChurchIn the Latin Rite of Roman Catholicism, Anglican and other Western churches, Easter Week is the week beginning with the Christian feast of… …

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