May Day

Summary

May Day is a public holiday^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of public_holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64,209 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• May Day's image is recorded as Maypole Dancing at Bishopstone Church, Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 727031.jpg^[3].
• May Day's instance of is recorded as public holiday^[4].
• May Day's instance of is recorded as custom^[5].
• May Day's instance of is recorded as holiday^[6].
• May Day's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85082393^[7].
• May Day's Commons category is recorded as Maypoles^[8].
• May Day's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 37317^[9].
• May Day's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0118b5n4^[10].
• May Day's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph332193^[11].
• May Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as May 1^[12].
• May Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as first Monday in May^[13].
• May Day's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300379726^[14].
• May Day's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10675911^[15].
• May Day's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/May-Day-European-seasonal-holiday^[16].
• May Day's BBC Things ID is recorded as dec7337d-edf7-445a-9444-340b91ee7a00^[17].
• May Day's different from is recorded as May Day^[18].
• May Day's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Festival of Tourist Interest of Galicia, Spain^[19].
• May Day's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as may-day^[20].
• May Day's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007558282805171^[21].
• May Day's KBpedia ID is recorded as MayDay^[22].
• May Day's Wellcome Collection concept ID is recorded as bba8gfdy^[23].

Why It Matters

May Day ranks in the top 1% of public_holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64,209 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]