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| has gloss | eng: Sweetest Day is an observance celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region, and parts of the Northeast United States on the third Saturday in October. Once known as a day to spread love and cheer to the unfortunate, this popular holiday in the northern U.S. is now known as a day to show affection to the loved ones in your life. It is described by Retail Confectioners International as an "occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed." Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a "concocted promotion" created by the candy industry solely to increase sales of candy. |
| lexicalization | eng: Sweetest Day |
| instance of | (noun) a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover" holiday |
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| has gloss | swe: Sweetest day är en högtid som firas tredje lördagen i oktober, främst i de nordöstra delarna av USA för att komma i håg alla som har hjälpt och behandlat en väl. Det kan också vara till hjälp för dem stora godis- och chokladhandlarna/säljarna, eftersom en "arbetare från en godisföretag" införde traditionen även om det inte blev en så stor succé som väntat. Detroit, Cleveland och Buffalo är de största "Sweetest day"-städerna |
| lexicalization | swe: Sweetest day |
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| media:img | Cleveland Committeemen Who Arranged the Details of the Sweetest Day of the Year and Planned Its Success.jpg |
| media:img | Sweetest Day Editorial (1922).jpg |
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