March 8
Let an agent handle March 8 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Date Calendar facts.
Weekday
Computation.
Weekday
Weekday.
- On which weekday does March 8 fall in this year? measurement
- Is it a leap year? boundary
Calendar
Julian or Gregorian.
Calendar
Calendar system.
- Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant? boundary
- What is the equivalent date in the other calendar? measurement
Observances Holidays.
Holiday
Public holiday.
Holiday
Holiday status.
- Is March 8 a public holiday or observance here? provenance
- Which tradition or law sets it? provenance
Attribution
Traditions.
Attribution
Attributed observances.
- Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them? provenance
- Is the observance attributed rather than assumed? boundary
History Past events.
Events
On this day.
Events
Historical events.
- Which notable events happened on March 8, according to reliable sources? provenance
- Are dates given in the same calendar? boundary
Anniversaries
Recurring.
Anniversaries
Anniversaries.
- Which anniversaries fall on this date this year? provenance
- Which are round numbers? measurement
Planning Scheduling.
Countdown
Days until.
Countdown
Countdown.
- How many days until the next March 8? measurement
- From which date? definition
Work
Working day.
Work
Working day.
- Is it a working day for this organisation? provenance
- Do deadlines move? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.TME
What it is Filled
March 8, day 67 (day 68 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 298 days remaining in both common and leap years. Observances on this date vary by country and tradition; it is International Women Day.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle March 8 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The eighth day of March
- Weekday varies by year
- Observances vary by place
- Julian and Gregorian dates differ by 13 days in this era
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present the way one country marks March 8 as universal.
- Use the day to demean or mock women.
- List historical events on March 8 without sources.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing official statements or campaigns for International Women's Day.
May
- Give the day number and remaining days for March 8 and state the calendar used.
- Describe International Women's Day and how its observance differs by country.
Moral aspects Filled
- The day highlights women's rights and inequality; commercialising or trivialising it can undercut that.
- It is a public holiday in some countries and not others.
Who is affected
- Women and girls
- Communities observing the day
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns a calendar date; the United Nations recognises the international day.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11188423 - registry parent class
related
- March - month
- March 7 - date
- calendar date - category
- ISO 8601 - notation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.march-8
- Wikidata: Q2395 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2395)
- ISO 8601: --03-08 recurring date
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- day of year: 67 or 68 day - common year, leap year where different
- days remaining: 298 days
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Written 8 March or March 8
- ISO format --03-08
- Observances vary by country and tradition
- A date on calendars.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- compute its weekday in a given year
- check local and international observances
- find sourced historical events
- schedule events
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Assuming observances are universal
- Unsourced on-this-day events
- Mixing Julian and Gregorian dates
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 8601
- National public holiday laws
Context of use required Filled
- A calendar date for scheduling, holidays and anniversaries.
- the recurring calendar date
- specific dated days in given years
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2395: March 8 - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: March 8 - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should dated days be separate entries?
- How should observances be linked?
- How should events be sourced?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2395/spec.json