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Cow Hug Day

Cow Hug Day proper noun: an annual event that actively encourages the show of love towards cows by hugging them.

Proper noun

Cow Hug Day (uncountable)

  1. (India) An annual event that actively encourages the show of love towards cows by hugging them.
    • The Animal Welfare Board of India, a body under the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has urged the public to celebrate February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’ saying that the cow was the backbone of Indian culture.2023 February 9, “Bhopal: Diverse opinion on celebrating Valentine’s Day as ‘Cow Hug Day’”, in Free Press Journal, Mumbai, magazine
    • A government body was forced to withdraw an appeal urging citizens to celebrate this Feb. 14 not as Valentine's Day, but as "Cow Hug Day," after widespread criticism.2023 February 14, “It's Valentine's Day (not "Cow Hug Day") in India after all”, in CBS News

Origin of Cow Hug Day

Announced in India in February 2023.

Questions about Cow Hug Day

What does Cow Hug Day mean?
Cow Hug Day means an annual event that actively encourages the show of love towards cows by hugging them.
What part of speech is Cow Hug Day?
Cow Hug Day is a proper noun.

Words near Cow Hug Day in the dictionary

  1. cow guns
  2. cow handed
  3. Cow Head
  4. cow hitch
  5. cow hitches
  6. Cow Hug Day
  7. cow itch
  8. cow itches
  9. cow juice
  10. cow juices
  11. cow killer

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