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A red letter day (sometimes hyphenated as red-letter day or called scarlet day in academia) is any day of special significance or opportunity.Its roots are in classical antiquity; for instance, important days are indicated in red in a calendar dating from the Roman Republic (509–27 BC). In medieval manuscripts, initial capitals and highlighted words (known as rubrics) were written in red ink. The practice was continued after the invention of the printing press, including in Catholic liturgical books. Many calendars still indicate special dates, festivals and holidays in red instead of black.

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  • Red letter day (en)
  • Märkesdag (sv)
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  • A red letter day (sometimes hyphenated as red-letter day or called scarlet day in academia) is any day of special significance or opportunity.Its roots are in classical antiquity; for instance, important days are indicated in red in a calendar dating from the Roman Republic (509–27 BC). In medieval manuscripts, initial capitals and highlighted words (known as rubrics) were written in red ink. The practice was continued after the invention of the printing press, including in Catholic liturgical books. Many calendars still indicate special dates, festivals and holidays in red instead of black. (en)
  • En märkesdag är en dag som högtidlighålls, ofta årsdagen av en viktig händelse eller en högtidsdag som instiftats för att skapa uppmärksamhet kring ett visst ämne. I gamla tiders almanackor och i bondepraktikan var märkesdagarna hålltider för de olika faserna under böndernas arbetsår. Utgångspunkten var ofta hävdvunnen praxis eller gamla iakttagelser, men även signaturläran hade stor betydelse (om det blåste på Blasius dag den 3 februari, skulle sommarens skörd bli bra – på Potentias dag den 19 maj skulle potatisen i jorden – på Karolinadagen den 20 maj skulle linet sås – Bartolomeus ”bockslakt och bikupor” osv). Andra fantasifulla regler kunde lyda: takdropp på kyndelsmässodagen betyder att sommarens kospenar ska droppa av stor mjölkproduktion. Eller ”Anders braskar – julen slaskar”. Mer (sv)
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  • September 2022 (en)
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  • Update needed on what will change or changed after Elizabeth II's death (en)
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  • A red letter day (sometimes hyphenated as red-letter day or called scarlet day in academia) is any day of special significance or opportunity.Its roots are in classical antiquity; for instance, important days are indicated in red in a calendar dating from the Roman Republic (509–27 BC). In medieval manuscripts, initial capitals and highlighted words (known as rubrics) were written in red ink. The practice was continued after the invention of the printing press, including in Catholic liturgical books. Many calendars still indicate special dates, festivals and holidays in red instead of black. In the universities of the UK, scarlet days are when doctors may wear their scarlet 'festal' or full dress gowns instead of their undress ('black') gown. In Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia and some Latin American countries, a public holiday is sometimes referred to as "red day" (rød dag, röd dag, 빨간 날, 紅日, tanggal merah), as it is printed in red in calendars. (en)
  • En märkesdag är en dag som högtidlighålls, ofta årsdagen av en viktig händelse eller en högtidsdag som instiftats för att skapa uppmärksamhet kring ett visst ämne. I gamla tiders almanackor och i bondepraktikan var märkesdagarna hålltider för de olika faserna under böndernas arbetsår. Utgångspunkten var ofta hävdvunnen praxis eller gamla iakttagelser, men även signaturläran hade stor betydelse (om det blåste på Blasius dag den 3 februari, skulle sommarens skörd bli bra – på Potentias dag den 19 maj skulle potatisen i jorden – på Karolinadagen den 20 maj skulle linet sås – Bartolomeus ”bockslakt och bikupor” osv). Andra fantasifulla regler kunde lyda: takdropp på kyndelsmässodagen betyder att sommarens kospenar ska droppa av stor mjölkproduktion. Eller ”Anders braskar – julen slaskar”. Mer förtroendeingivande var ”Om Erik ger ax, ger Olof kaka”. En förutsägelse om väder som är knutet till en märkesdag kallas vädermärke. (sv)
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