Special week
A special week is a named stretch of seven calendar days set aside for one purpose. The week still has the same weekdays as any other week. Only the label on the diary changes.
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Spirit week ideas
Spirit week is a school week of themed dress days, often around homecoming. It is not a public holiday. Class still meets unless the school already posted a day off.
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Spongebob leif erikson day
SpongeBob’s Leif Erikson Day is the Viking-costume opening of the episode “Bubble Buddy,” tied to the real 9 October observance. The cartoon did not invent the civil date.
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St bartholomew day
St Bartholomew’s Day is 24 August in the Western church: the feast of the apostle. It is not a public holiday in the United States, and it is not a holy day of obligation.
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St brigid s day
St Brigid's Day is 1 February, the feast of Brigid of Kildare and, in Ireland, the seasonal marker of Imbolc. The Republic of Ireland has kept a public holiday for it since 2023.
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St joseph s day
St Joseph's Day is 19 March, the Catholic feast of Joseph, husband of Mary and guardian of Jesus. In Italy, Spain, and Portugal the same date is Father's Day.
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St lucia day
St Lucia Day is 13 December, the feast of Lucy of Syracuse. In Sweden it is a major winter festival of light. It is not a U.S. federal holiday.
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St nicholas day
St Nicholas Day honors Saint Nicholas, a Christian bishop remembered for generosity. It is observed on December 6 in many Western traditions, while some Eastern Christian communities mark it on a diff
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St paddy s day parade
A St Paddy’s Day parade is a street march for Saint Patrick’s Day, 17 March. Paddy is the nickname from the Irish name Pádraig. The feast stays on the 17th even when the march is the only thing you ca
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St patty day meme
A St Patty Day meme is usually a joke or a correction about spelling St Patrick’s Day. The feast is 17 March. The Irish short form is Paddy, from Pádraig, not Patty.
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Sticky dates
Sticky dates are the days you keep marked so they do not slide: rent, birthdays, term starts. Count each as a named square. The fruit with the same name is a different thing.
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Strawberry days
Strawberry Days is Pleasant Grove, Utah’s June festival, a full week of weekday and weekend events plus a rodeo. In 2026 the celebration ran 13–21 June; the rodeo was 17–20 June.
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Sub of the day
Sub of the day is a weekday sandwich deal at Subway, not a national holiday. What national day it is today is a separate calendar question from which six-inch is on special.
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Sunday happy hour
Sunday happy hour is a drinks or food promotion that a venue posts for Sunday, not a nationwide clock. Hours, prices, and whether it even exists depend on that bar and local alcohol rules.
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Sunday morning
Sunday morning is the morning of Sunday, the last morning of a Saturday–Sunday weekend in ordinary US use. On Sunday-first calendars it is also the first morning of a newly printed week.
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Sunday morning nyc
Sunday morning in New York City is the week’s rest for many people, not a civic holiday unless a named feast also falls on Sunday. Hours follow that Sunday’s calendar.
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Sushi day
Sushi day is not one global public holiday. English calendars often mark 18 June; in Japan, 1 November is the trade “sushi day” set in 1961.
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Sweeping tomb day
Sweeping Tomb Day is Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Qingming festival, a spring date for visiting and cleaning ancestral graves. It falls on 4, 5, or 6 April; in 2026 the festival date is 5 April.
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Talk like a pirate day
Talk Like a Pirate Day is 19 September each year. In 2026 that date is a Saturday. It is a parody holiday for mock pirate speech, not a public holiday.
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Tax free day in texas
Texas tax-free day is a three-day August sales-tax holiday, not one civic date. Qualifying clothes, shoes, school supplies, and backpacks priced under $100 can be bought without Texas sales tax.
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Teachers day appreciation
Teachers day appreciation is a thank-you for teachers, not a federal closing. In the United States the named Tuesday is Teacher Appreciation Day in early May. World Teachers’ Day is 5 October.
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Texas day brazil
Texas Day Brazil is not a Brazilian public holiday. Searches mix Texas Independence Day, unofficial National Texas Day, Brazilian independence, and themed events in Brazil.
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The big year
A Big Year is a calendar-year birding contest: count species from 1 January to 31 December. The 2011 film The Big Year dramatises that race. Christmas sits inside the year; it does not start it.
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The day after tomorrow
The day after tomorrow is two midnights from today. On 3 September 2026, tomorrow is Friday 4 September, so the day after tomorrow is Saturday 5 September.
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