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Today, around the world

Thursday, May 1. What the world marks, the firsts that happened on this day, and the sky over all of it.

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Firsts, not anniversaries

No firsts are recorded for this day yet.

The week ahead, around the world

The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.

Monday, May 5Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi) · Japan — Carp streamers fly, one for each child.
Monday, May 5Children's Day · South Korea
Monday, May 5Cinco de Mayo · Puebla, Mexico · United States — The Battle of Puebla, 1862; marked more in the United States than in most of Mexico.
Thursday, May 8Parents' Day · South Korea — Children give their parents carnations.