Commonwealth Day (Noun)
Meaning
British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The Second Monday in March is observed as Commonwealth Day to commemorate the anniversary of the British monarch, traditionally and originally marking the birthday of Queen Victoria on May 24th.
- Queen Victoria's birthday May 24th in London used to be referred to as Commonwealth Day or simply British Empire Day.
- To this day a national meeting in London still occurs every year in late winter for the British Commonwealth Day, a nod to its original purpose as the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birthday.
- Queen Victoria's birthday, along with the creation of the British commonwealth after WW2 created modern Commonwealth Day.
- The date for Commonwealth Day in London remains in March so Commonwealth members may have their celebrations together but historically this was actually the original purpose, an anniversary to Queen Victoria's birthday.