May Day in Australia - 2024
06 May 2024, Monday
Labour Day in Australia celebrates workers’ role in contributing towards the nation’s economy. It is an annual public holiday but its date varies across the states and territories.
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When is May Day in Australia 2024?
06 May 2024, Monday
About: May Day
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's Spring equinox and June solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve. Traditions often include gathering wildflowers and green branches, weaving floral garlands, crowning a May Queen, and setting up a Maypole, May Tree or May Bush, around which people dance. Bonfires are also part of the festival in some regions. Regional varieties and related traditions include Walpurgis Night in central and northern Europe, the Gaelic festival Beltane, the Welsh festival Calan Mai, and May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has also been associated with the ancient Roman festival Floralia. International Workers' Day is also called "May Day" but the two are unrelated.
Type | Public holiday |
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Significance | European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer |
Date | 1 May |
date | 1 May |
Wikidata description | ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday |
Wikidata id | Q900013 |
Wikidata label | May Day |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
May Day (2024) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Algeria | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
2 | Andorra | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
3 | Angola | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
4 | Australia | 06 May, Monday | May Day | Local holiday , Northern Territory (NT) |
5 | Bahrain | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
6 | Bangladesh | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
7 | Chad | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
8 | Congo Democratic Republic | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
9 | Eswatini | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
10 | Finland | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
11 | Germany | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
12 | Ghana | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
13 | Gibraltar | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
14 | Greenland | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | Half-day holiday |
15 | Guernsey | 06 May, Monday | May Day | National holiday |
16 | Ireland | 06 May, Monday | May Day | National holiday |
17 | Kyrgyzstan | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
18 | Lesotho | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
19 | Libya | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
20 | Malawi | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
21 | Mozambique | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
22 | North Korea | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
23 | Somalia | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
24 | South Sudan | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
25 | Sri Lanka | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
26 | Switzerland | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | Common local holiday , Basel-Land (BL) |
27 | Yemen | 01 May, Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |