Collar day

Collar days are designated days on which the

British orders of knighthood

may be worn.

Collars are special large and elaborate ceremonial metal chains worn over the shoulders, hanging equally over the front and back, often tied with a bow at the shoulders, with a distinctive pendant attached to the front.

Collar days in the United Kingdom

Collars are worn by Knights and Ladies Companion of the

Order of Saint Patrick, the Order of the Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire are now in abeyance

. The collar can be worn on specific collar days throughout the year.

Collar days, in accordance with instructions of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, are:^[1]^[2]^[3]

date	day	status
variable	Easter Sunday	current^[1]
variable	Easter Monday	abeyance^[1]^[2]
variable	Easter Tuesday	abeyance^[1]^[2]
variable	Ascension Day	current^[1]
variable	Whit Sunday	current^[1]
variable	Whit Monday	abeyance^[1]^[2]
variable	Whit Tuesday	abeyance^[1]^[2]
variable	Trinity Sunday	current^[1]
1 January	New Year's Day	current^[1]
6 January	Epiphany	current^[1]
25 January	Conversion of St Paul	current^[1]
2 February	Presentation of Christ in the Temple (also called Candlemas)	current^[1]
24 February	St Matthias' Day	current^[1]
1 March	St David's Day	current^[1]
17 March	St Patrick's Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
25 March	Lady Day (also called Annunciation Day)	current^[1]
23 April	St George's Day	current^[1]
25 April	St Mark's Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
1 May	St Philip and St James' Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
6 May	The King's Coronation	current^[1]
29 May	Restoration of the Royal Family	current^[1]
24 June	St John the Baptist's Day	current^[1]
29 June	St Peter's Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
25 July	St James' Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
6 August	Transfiguration Day	current^[1]
24 August	St Bartholomew's Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
8 September	The King's Accession	current^[1]
21 September	St Matthew's Day	current^[1]
29 September	St Michael and All Angels' Day	current^[1]
18 October	St Luke's Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
28 October	St Simon and St Jude's Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
1 November	All Saints' Day	current^[1]
14 November	The King's Birthday	current^[1]
30 November	St Andrew's Day	current^[1]
21 December	St Thomas' Day	abeyance^[1]^[2]
25 December	Christmas Day	current^[1]
26 December	St Stephen's Day	current^[1]
28 December	Holy Innocents' Day	current^[1]

Collars are also worn when the King opens or prorogues Parliament, and a few other observances; including religious services of the various orders, and by those taking part in the Ceremony of Introduction of a Peer in the House of Lords.^[1]^[2]^[4]