Seven Sleepers' Day

proper noun

June 27 in Germany (Siebenschläfertag), a day whose weather is supposed to determine the average weather of the next seven weeks.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. June 27 in Germany (Siebenschläfertag), a day whose weather is supposed to determine the average weather of the next seven weeks.
  2. July 27 in Finland and Scandinavia, known as the National Sleepy Head Day in Finland

Origin

From the legend of the Seven Sleepers.

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APA

Seven Sleepers' Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seven%20Sleepers'%20Day

MLA

“Seven Sleepers' Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seven%20Sleepers'%20Day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seven Sleepers' Day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seven%20Sleepers'%20Day.

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