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a red letter day?

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peggy-1986
 
Reply Sun 18 Jun, 2006 06:31 am
My birther day is a real red letter day.

Can you tell me the meaning of "a real red letter day".

Thank you!
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Sun 18 Jun, 2006 06:33 am
In the Western Calendar the dates for holidays used to be written in red--hence "a red-letter day" was an important day.
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peggy-1986
 
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Reply Sun 18 Jun, 2006 06:45 am
thank you
THANK YOU!
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Sun 18 Jun, 2006 08:27 am
Quote:
My birther day is a real red letter day.


The word is "birthday".
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