May Day
Cinco de Mayo
Star Wars Day
Mothers & Memorials
In the Movies
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May Day is celebrated on this date in many countries around the world.
May 1
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Cinco de Mayo commemorates a Mexican victory over this country in 1862.
France
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Star Wars Day is celebrated on May 4 because of this punning phrase.
May the Fourth be with you
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In the U.S., Mother's Day is celebrated on this Sunday in May.
The second Sunday
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In this Star Wars film, Luke Skywalker first learns about the Force and meets Princess Leia.
A New Hope
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This flower-decorated pole is traditionally danced around during May Day celebrations.
Maypole
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The Battle of Puebla took place in this Mexican state.
Puebla
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This Jedi Master trains Luke Skywalker on Dagobah.
Yoda
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This woman is credited with founding the modern U.S. Mother's Day, though she later opposed its commercialization.
Anna Jarvis
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This 2016 film follows a young woman who leaves her island to restore the heart of Te Fiti, with strong themes of family and ancestry.
Moana
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In many countries, May Day is also observed as this labor-focused holiday.
International Workers' Day
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This Mexican general led the outnumbered forces to victory at Puebla.
Ignacio Zaragoza
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This planet-destroying battle station is destroyed in the original 1977 film.
Death Star
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Memorial Day honors U.S. military personnel who did this while serving.
Died in service
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This Pixar film centers on Miguel, family memory, and Mexico's Day of the Dead, not Cinco de Mayo.
Coco
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This ancient Celtic festival, marking the beginning of summer, helped influence later May Day customs.
Beltane
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Trick question: Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken for this Mexican national holiday, celebrated on September 16.
Mexican Independence Day
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This phrase, not actually spoken exactly this way in the original trilogy, is often misquoted as Darth Vader's big reveal.
Luke, I am your father
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Memorial Day was originally widely known by this name after the Civil War.
Decoration Day
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This 1998 war film opens with an elderly veteran visiting the Normandy American Cemetery, a scene often associated with Memorial Day remembrance.
Saving Private Ryan
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In Cold War-era Moscow, May Day was famous for huge parades through this public square.
Red Square
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The French intervention in Mexico eventually installed this Austrian archduke as emperor.
Maximilian I
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This composer created the iconic Star Wars musical themes, including the main title fanfare and Imperial March.
John Williams
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This national cemetery hosts one of the most prominent Memorial Day ceremonies, including a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Arlington National Cemetery
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This 1987 film by John Sayles dramatizes a real coal miners' strike, connecting labor history with the spirit of May Day.
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