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Easter Monday
noun
: the Monday after Easter observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and in North Carolina
Examples of Easter Monday in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Is the stock market open on Good Friday or Easter Monday?
United States stock markets will be closed Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
Monday, April 1 Easter Monday at the National Zoo
Spending Easter Monday at the National Zoo has been a tradition since the early 1900s, especially for Black Washingtonians.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Since then, every Easter Monday children gather on the South Lawn to shove wooden eggs on the ground with wooden spoons.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Barca still top La Liga by 11 points but have failed to open up 15 point and 13 point leads over bitter rivals Real Madrid through back-to-back 0-0 draws at home to Girona on Easter Monday and away at Getafe the following Sunday.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Shares in Regal Cinemas-owner Cineworld did not trade on Monday on the London Stock Exchange because of the Easter Monday holiday for the U.K. financial exchange.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
Two years later, President Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to open the White House Grounds on Easter Monday to host children looking to roll eggs in the nation's capital.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 10 Apr. 2023
But on Easter Monday, 28 months after her gene therapy treatment, Alissa, age 3, died.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
But what happens come Easter Monday?
—Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of Easter Monday was
in the 15th century
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“Easter Monday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter%20Monday. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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