plural of holy day of obligation

That was a particularly pleasant, exciting, or noteworthy time.

Alternative form of nine day wonder

plural of nine days wonder

A working day on which it is acceptable that office workers dress more casually than usual.

(UK, dialect) Synonym of Oak Apple Day

(UK, dialect) Synonym of Oak Apple Day

Synonym of Oak Apple Day

Synonym of Oak Apple Day

(historical) An English public holiday, formerly observed on 29 May but abolished in 1859, commemorating the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. People wore oak apples or sprigs of oak leaves, in reference to Charles II escaping the Roundhead army by hiding in an oak tree after the Battle of Worcester.