Green Letter Day

Green Letter Day (Jonish: Krennertepdåg; French: Jour de la Lettre Verte; German: Tag des Grünen Briefes) is an informal term used in Jonathia, and to some extent Lyvena and Canadia, that refers to the date in which tax notices are sent out to all Jonathian residents. The name "green letter" refers to the green envelopes that tax letters are sent out in. The green colour comes from the logos of the Department of Finance and the Inland Revenue department.
The term was first used in the 1960s, when the Department of Finance began using green envelopes for important documents. These envelopes, which debuted in 1964, were made to stand out amongst other mail. It is disputed where the term originated from; the provinces of Jetzeburg, Leafland, Miller, and the Northern Province all claim it's origin. The term became widespread in the 1970s, and was used in a number of films and television shows, most notably the epoynmously-named Green Letter Day, released in 1989 and written by Marlin Huckstepp. The Jonathian government, however, did not officially use the term until February of 2004.
Green Letter Day has since become almost synonymous with Jonathian economy. The day itself has no nationally-set date, as each province issues taxes at different times. Green letters are also often used by non-government individuals in an attempt to scare people, to lure people into opening junk mail, or to prank people. In response, for a brief time in 2014 Lollaco removed green envelopes from sale, however they were reintroduced after backlash.
== See also ==
* Jonathian English vocabulary
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