Day Guide for Sunday May 3rd 2015 What are the holidays on May 3rd 2015?

This is our day guide for Sunday May 3rd 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on May 3rd 2015

International: Buddha Purnima

Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana

International: Labour Day

This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement

International: Mother's Day

Mother's Day is celebrated across the world, in more than 50 countries, though not all countries celebrate it on the same day

International: Vesak Full Moon Poya

Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana

Regional

India (regional): Imam Ali's Birthday

Known as Imam Ali in Muslim countries

Japan: Constitution Memorial Day

This national holiday is part of Golden Week and Commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of Japan on May 3rd, 1947

Poland: Constitution Day

Constitution day marks the declaration and adoption of Poland's first constitution on 3 May 1791

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General Information for May 3rd 2015
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 123 of 2015
242 days left in 2015
Week 18 of the year
On this Day in History
1903 - Harry Lillis Crosby, better known as Bing Crosby, is born in Tacoma, Washington State.
1886 - How May Day Became a Workers' Holiday. Rallying strikers in the USA are shot dead.
1770 - The first recorded European sighting of Lilli Pilli in Australia, by Sir Joseph Banks.
The people of Bolivia celebrate the Feast Day of Achakana (their name for the constellation Crux 'the Southern Cross') on 3 May.