May 1 - Holidays

Holidays

  • Beginning of Summer observances (see April 30):
    • Beltane (Gaelic floklore, Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
    • Walpurgis Night, celebrated before dawn (Central and Northern Europe)
  • Christian Feast Day:
    • Augustin Schoeffer
    • Andeolus
    • Brioc
    • James the Less
    • Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic optional feast)
    • Philip the Apostle
    • Sigismund of Burgundy
    • Walpurga (cannonization)
    • May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Constitution Day (Marshall Islands)
  • Commemoration of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat following the foundation of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti:
    • Gujarat Day
    • Maharashtra Day
  • Earliest day on which National Day of Prayer can fall, while May 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Thursday in May. (United States)
  • Festival in honor of Bona Dea (Roman Empire)
  • International Workers' Day (International), and its related observances:
    • EuroMayDay (Western Europe)
    • Labor Day
    • Law Day, U.S.A., formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States)
    • Loyalty Day, formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States)
    • May Day, a term also used for the beginning of summer celebration.
  • Lei Day (Hawaii)
  • Moving Day (New York City, during the colonial period until c.1945)
  • National Love Day, couples flock to the memorial of the poet Karel Hynek Mácha in Prague and kiss. (Czech Republic)
  • The first day of Yotaka Matsuri (Fukuno, Toyama)

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