gala day
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It was a gala day, with President Ronald Reagan on hand to congratulate Petty, perhaps his finest hour in a career stuffed with celebrations.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2017
Because this is the school's gala day, Old Etonians the world over celebrate it with alumni dinners.
From Time Magazine Archive
At an early hour, on that cold, but radiant morning, the whole population seemed to be abroad, making ready for the great gala day, regardless of a keen nor'wester.
From "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale by Riker, James
It had got so that when anything from the pen of the girl of the Red Mill was produced the neighbors made a gala day of it.
From Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam by Emerson, Alice B.
Children pursue their every-day sports with increased ardor, and the town puts on a gala day aspect.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray
