International Workers' Day
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Summary
International Workers' Day is a public holiday[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of public holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,195 views/month, #1 of 232).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: world day[3], activity[4], annual event[5], holiday[6], Q141183115[7]
- Subclass of: holiday[8]
- Commons category: International Workers' Day[9]
- Commemorates: employee[10], laborer[11], work[12], Haymarket affair[13]
- Inception: 1889[14]
- Dedicated to: eight-hour workday[15]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: May 1[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:International Workers' Day[17]
- Described at URL: https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Ty%C3%B6v%C3%A4en_vappu[18], https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Workers%E2%80%99_Labour_Day_on_May_1[19], https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Arbetarnas_valborg[20]
- Facet of: Mayovka[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
- Partially coincident with: Labour Day[24], Vappu[25]
- Subject named as: Erster Mai[26]
- Different from: Pervoye Maya[27], Labor Day[28]
- Hashtag: LaborDay[29], Первомай[30]
- Intangible cultural heritage status: National Inventory of Living Heritage in Finland[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32], Wiki goes Caribbean requested article[33], Wiki goes Caribbean[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[35]
Body
Outcome and Impact
Things named for International Workers' Day include Rungrado 1st of May Stadium[36], a multi-purpose sports venue[37], in North Korea[38], founded in 1989[39]; Pervomayskaya[40], a metro station[41], in Russia[42]; Pyershamayski District[43], an intracity district of Belarus[44], in Belarus[45], founded in 1969[46]; Birinchi May District[47], a city district[48], in Kyrgyzstan[49]; Pervomaisky City District[50], a city district in Russia[51], in Russia[52], founded in 1933[53]; Mayovka[54], a posyolok[55], in Russia[56]; Pervomayskiy Raion[57], a city district in Russia[58], in Russia[59], founded in 1936[60]; and Brest City Park[61], a park[62], in Belarus[63], founded in 1906[64].
Why It Matters
International Workers' Day has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 149 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for it include Rungrado 1st of May Stadium[36], a multi-purpose sports venue[37], in North Korea[38], founded in 1989[39]; Pervomayskaya[40], a metro station[41], in Russia[42]; Pyershamayski District[43], an intracity district of Belarus[44], in Belarus[45], founded in 1969[46]; Birinchi May District[47], a city district[48], in Kyrgyzstan[49]; Pervomaisky City District[50], a city district in Russia[51], in Russia[52], founded in 1933[53]; and Mayovka[54], a posyolok[55], in Russia[56].