Red-letter \Red"-let`ter\ (-l?t`t?r), a.
Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.
{Red-letter day}, a day that is fortunate or auspicious; --
so called in allusion to the custom of marking holy days,
or saints' days, in the old calendars with red letters.
red-letter day
n : a memorably happy or noteworthy day