The Cambridge University Heraldic & Genealogical Society

Collar Days

Collar days were formerly more extensive than they are now.

October – November – December – January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September

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Date
Feast
Old Scheme
New Scheme
October
18th ST LUKE
Collar Day
28th ST SIMON AND ST JUDE
Collar Day




November
1st ALL SAINTS
Collar Day
Red Letter Day
30th ST ANDREW
Collar Day
Red Letter Day




December
21st ST THOMAS
Collar Day
25th CHRISTMAS DAY
Collar Day
Collar Day
25th St Stephen
Collar Day
25th Innocents
Collar Day




January
1st CIRCUMCISION
Collar Day
Collar Day
6th EPIPHANY
Collar Day
Collar Day
25th Conversion of St Paul
Collar Day
Collar Day




February
2nd PURIFICATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Candlemas
Collar Day
Collar Day
6th Queen’s Accession, 1952
Collar Day
Red Letter Day
Collar Day




March
1st St David
Collar Day
Collar Day
17th St Patrick
Collar Day
Collar Day
25th ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, or Lady Day
Collar Day
Red Letter Day




April
21st Queen Elizabeth II born, 1926
Collar Day
Collar Day
23rd St George
Collar Day
Collar Day
25th ST MARK
Collar Day




May
1st ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES
Collar Day
29th Restoration of the Royal Family
Collar Day
Collar Day




June
2nd Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
Collar Day
Collar Day
10th Duke of Edinburgh born, 1921
Collar Day
Collar Day
24th ST JOHN BAPTIST
Collar Day
Collar Day
29th ST PETER
Collar Day




July
25th ST JAMES
Collar Day




August
6th Transfiguration
Collar Day
24th ST BARTHOLOMEW
Collar Day




September
21st ST MATTHEW
Collar Day
29th ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
Collar Day
Collar Day




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EASTER SUNDAY
Collar Day
Collar Day
MONDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Collar Day
TUESDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Collar Day
ASCENSION DAY
Collar Day
Collar Day
WHIT SUNDAY
Collar Day
Collar Day
MONDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
Collar Day
TUESDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
Collar Day
TRINITY SUNDAY
Collar Day
Collar Day