Easter Monday

noun

: the Monday after Easter observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and in North Carolina

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On Easter Monday morning, 1964, 14-year-old Marcia Griffiths stepped onto a stage for the very first time. —

Patricia Meschino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for Easter Monday

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Nov. 2024.

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