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May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, ... to create a "United Kingdom Day". [36] ...
After the election of the coalition government in May 2010, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport launched a pre-consultation in 2011 which included the suggestion of moving the May Day Bank Holiday to October, to be a "UK Day" or "Trafalgar Day" (21 October) or to St David's Day and St George's Day. [24]
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries [1] and often referred to as May Day, [2] [3] is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, [4] [5] or the first Monday in May.
Evil May Day or Ill May Day is the name of a xenophobic riot which took place on 1 May 1517 as a protest against foreigners (called "strangers" [1]) living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents ranging from "Flemish cobblers" to "French royal courtiers". [ 2 ]
The cross-quarter days are four holidays falling in between the quarter days: Candlemas (2 February), May Day (1 May), Lammas (1 August), and All Hallows (1 November). At many schools, class terms would begin on the quarter days; for example, the autumn term would start on 29 September, and thus continues to be called the Michaelmas term ...
The May Horns procession in 2008 revival of the West Cornwall May Day Celebrations in Penzance. THE first of May is inaugurated with much uproar. As soon as the clock has told of midnight, a loud blast on tin trumpets proclaims the advent of May. This is long continued. At daybreak, with their "tintarrems," they proceed to the country, and ...
May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) ... 1910 – Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841) [41] 1911 – René Vallon, French aviator (b. 1880) [42]
National Smile Month (United Kingdom) Season of Emancipation (April 14 to August 23) (Barbados) ... Labour Day: May 1 . International Workers' Day;