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Definition: May Day |
May DayNoun1. Observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: May DaySynonyms: First of May (n), May 1 (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Traditional English May Day rites and celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen, and dancing around a Maypole.
These holidays were also respected by some early European settlers of the American continent.
May 1 is also the Day of the International Solidarity of Workers. May Day has long been a focal point for demonstrations by various Communist, socialist, and anarchist groups.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "May Day."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Amusement | Holiday; gala day, red letter day, play day; high days and holidays; high holiday, Bank holiday; May day, Derby day; Saint Monday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday; Bairam; wayz-goos, bean feast; Arbor Day, Declaration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day; Mardi gras,mi-careme, feria, fiesta. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: May Day |
| English words defined with "May Day": May queen, Maying, maypole ♦ queen of the May ♦ Walpurgis Night. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | But May Day and my men! (A View to a Kill; writing credit: Richard Maibaum) | |
Movie/TV Titles | May Day Parade (1900) | |
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Theater & Movies | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Dictator and aide review Moscow May Day celebration. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | May Day drill - Normal and Collegiate Institute, Asheville, N.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | At the May Day pageant in Siloam, Greene County, Georgia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Prizewinning baby at Ashwood Plantation on May Day health day. South Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Children. Colored children in May Day parade I. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Dorothy Zimmerman, as Spring, crowning Irma Sweeney as the May Queen at the May Day festival at the Neighborhood House, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | May Day Fete, 1914, University of Colorado. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | May Day at Baldwin College, 1907. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Celebrate May Day, 1976 : a century of struggle for the 8-hour day. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | May Day, 1979 : International Workers Day. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Zimbabwe | On May 1, war veterans and ZANU-PF supporters disrupted a May Day celebration by the ZCTU in Harare. (references) |
Kyrgyz Republic | On May Day, many of the usual venues for these rallies were blocked by police vehicles or buses and patrolled by policemen. (references) | |
Cuba | The Government organized marches on May Day and has a rally, "Tribuna Abierta," every Saturday in a different municipality in the country. (references) | |
Travel | Finland | The national holidays in 2002 are: New Year's Day (January 1); Epiphany (January 6); Good Friday (March 29); Easter (March 31 - April 1); May Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 9); Mid-Summer (June 22); All Saints' Day (November 2); Independence Day (December 6); Christmas (December 25-26). (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
may day | 161 |
may day tree | 38 |
member of may day | 20 |
origin of may day | 6 |
may day celebration | 5 |
history of may day | 4 |
may day basket | 3 |
may day parade | 2 |
may day holiday | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "May Day"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Një Maji. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | Първомайски, Първи Май. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | První Máj. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Maj-fri (bank Holiday, May day holiday). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vapunpäivä (the first of May), vappu (the first of May). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | le premier mai. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Der Erste Mai. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρωτομαγιά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | primo maggio, il primo maggio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 労働祭 (Labor Day), "月祭 (May Festival), メーカー物 (gauge, Major, Major League, make, make love, make over, make up, makeup, make-up, mate, Mayday, meter, meter stamp, metre, name-brand item). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | メーデー (Mayday), "がつさい (May Festival), ろうどうさい (Labor Day). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Laa Buigh ny Boaldyn, Laa Boaldyn, Beeal Voayldyn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aymay ayday o primeiro de maio. (various references) Праздник Первого Мая, Первомайский. (various references) prvomajski, prvi maj. (various references) primero de mayo. (various references) Första Maj (mayday). (various references) วันแรงงาน (1พฤษ าคม). (various references) bir mayıs günü, bahar bayramı. (various references) ng y Quốc tế lao động, ng y m"ng 1 tháng 5. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: mayday. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-m-y-y" | |
-2 letters: maya. | |
-3 letters: ama, dam, day, mad, may, yam, yay. | |
-4 letters: aa, ad, am, ay, ma, my, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-m-y-y" | |
+1 letter: maydays. | |
+5 letters: dynamically, pyramidally. | |
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