the Baptist) 29th (St Peter) July 25th (St James) Days which will never fall within the legal term are not red letter days (examples being Christmas Day and Easter Day). Former red letter days in the United Kingdom A comparison can be drawn with the Red Letter Days listed 100 years ago in Dress and Insignia Worn at His Majesty's Court (1921), which are on the same principle (a fixed selection of saints’ days, plus days honouring senior members of the Royal Family), except that the modern list adds the national saints of Wales and Scotland (St David and St Andrew, not listed in 1921) although not the national saint of England (St George). The 1921 listing, in full, is: Red Letter Days on which the Judges of the High Court (King's Bench Division) wear, at Sittings of the Court of Law, their Scarlet Robes: January 25. (Conversion of Saint Paul.) February 2. (Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.) February 24. (Saint Matthias.) Ash Wednesday. (Movable.) March 25. (Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.) April 25. (Saint Mark.) May 1. (Saint Philip and Saint James.) Ascension Day. (Holy Thursday.) (Movable.) May 6. (The King's Accession.) May 26. (The Queen's Birthday.) June 3. (The King's Birthday.) June 11. (Saint Barnabas.) June 22. (The King's Coronation.) June 23. (Prince of Wales's Birthday.) June 24. (Saint John the Baptist.) June 29. Saint Peter. Celebration of His Majesty's Birthday. (Movable.) June 25. (Saint James.) October 18. (Saint Luke.) October 28. (Saint Simon and Saint Jude.) November 1. (All Saints.) November 9. (Lord Mayor's Day.) November 30. (Saint Andrew.) December 1. (Birthday of Queen Alexandra.) December 21. (Saint Thomas.) See also Red envelope - giving a gift in a red envelope, associated with certain dates or events in East Asian cultures References Color in culture Color symbols Holidays