Day Guide for Monday May 2nd 2016 What are the holidays on May 2nd 2016?

This is our day guide for Monday May 2nd 2016 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 2nd 2016

International: Labour Day

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

International: Orthodox Easter Monday

The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere

International: Early May Bank Holiday

This is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and is celebrated on the first Monday in May

International: Orthodox Easter Day

Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.

Regional

Australia (regional): Labour Day

Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day

Egypt: Sham El Nessim

Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter

Ireland: May Bank Holiday

This holiday is nowadays most closely related to the International Worker's Day celebrated around the world on 1 May each year.

Kazakhstan: People Solidarity Holiday (in lieu)

Celebrates the unity of all people who live in Kazakhstan

Regional

Spain (regional): Community Festival of Madrid

Madrid only. Marks a rebellion against the French during the War of Independence

Vietnam: Reunification Day

Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon

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General Information for May 2nd 2016
There are 10 public holidays today.
Day 123 of 2016
243 days left in 2016
Week 18 of the year
On this Day in History
1997 - Tony Blair becomes prime minister of the UK.
1936 - Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is born. He later achieves success in the UK singles chart with a string of number ones in the 1960s.
1803 - The state of Louisiana is purchased from France, doubling the size of the USA and paving the way for further expansion.
1652 - John Milton's daughter Deborah is born.