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Day Red Letter Remembered Printed Ink Father I Born

Idiom Red-Letter Day
Example My father said that the day I was born was a red-letter day for him.
Meaning a day remembered as especially happy and significant
Origin In medieval times, religious festivals, holidays, and saints' days were printed in red ink on church calendars. (The other days were in black.) The "red-letter days" were the really special ones. Any day remembered because it's particularly pleasant or important can be called a red-letter day no matter what color ink it's printed in on your calendar.

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