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 27 Apr. 2024.

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