Children dancing around May pole.May Day for the year 2020 is celebrated/ observed on Friday, May 1st.
May Day is observed on May 1. It is considered a spring holiday where celebrations include dancing and singing and dancing around a Maypole. A Maypole is a tall wooden pole often with cloth or rope extending out to hold by dancers going around the pole.
Countries that celebrate May Day
Spain, Serbia, Germany, France, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Finland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Scotland, Wales, England, Sweden, Canada and the United States all have various holidays related to May Day with some leaning more toward religious backgrounds and celebrations and others more pagan.
Friday, May 1st is day number 122 of the 2020 calendar year with 10 months, 13 days until May Day 2020.
More information on May Day. (Traditions, Customs and History)
| May Day | |
|---|---|
| Name(s): | May Day |
| Type: | Observance |
| When: | May 1 annually |
May 2020 Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Details | Days to Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 - Fri | May Day 2020 | Observance | 318 |
| May 5 - Tues | Cinco de Mayo 2020 | Observance | 322 |
| May 6 - Wed | National Nurses Day 2020 | Observance | 323 |
| May 7 - Thurs | National Day of Prayer 2020 | Observance | 324 |
| May 10 - Sun | Mothers' Day 2020 | Observance | 327 |
| May 12 - Tues | Lag BaOmer 2020 | Jewish | 329 |
| May 15 - Fri | Peace Officers Memorial Day 2020 | Observance | 332 |
| May 16 - Sat | Armed Forces Day 2020 | Observance | 333 |
| May 20 - Wed | Laylat al Qadr 2020 | Muslim | 337 |
| May 21 - Thurs | Ascension Day 2020 | Christian | 338 |
| May 22 - Fri | National Maritime Day 2020 | Observance | 339 |
| May 24 - Sun | Eid al-Fitr 2020 | Muslim | 341 |
| May 25 - Mon | Memorial Day 2020 | Federal Holiday | 342 |
| May 29 - Fri | Shavuot 2020 | Jewish | 346 |
| May 31 - Sun | Pentecost 2020 | Christian | 348 |