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June 24

vr.tr.june-24 · thing-q2665

Let an agent handle June 24 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does June 24 fall in this year? measurement
  2. Is it a leap year? boundary

Calendar

Julian or Gregorian.

Calendar

Calendar system.

  1. Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant? boundary
  2. What is the equivalent date in the other calendar? measurement
Observances Holidays.

Holiday

Public holiday.

Holiday

Holiday status.

  1. Is June 24 a public holiday or observance here? provenance
  2. Which tradition or law sets it? provenance

Attribution

Traditions.

Attribution

Attributed observances.

  1. Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them? provenance
  2. Is the observance attributed rather than assumed? boundary
History Past events.

Events

On this day.

Events

Historical events.

  1. Which notable events happened on June 24, according to reliable sources? provenance
  2. Are dates given in the same calendar? boundary

Anniversaries

Recurring.

Anniversaries

Anniversaries.

  1. Which anniversaries fall on this date this year? provenance
  2. Which are round numbers? measurement
Planning Scheduling.

Countdown

Days until.

Countdown

Countdown.

  1. How many days until the next June 24? measurement
  2. From which date? definition

Work

Working day.

Work

Working day.

  1. Is it a working day for this organisation? provenance
  2. Do deadlines move? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
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Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME

What it is Filled

June 24, day 175 (day 176 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining in both common and leap years. Observances on this date vary by country and tradition; it is Midsummer Day and the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist in many countries.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle June 24 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twenty-fourth day of June
  • 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 Midsummer customs on June 24 as universal.
  • Confuse June 24 with the astronomical solstice.
  • Report on-this-day events for June 24 without a source.

Only with a human decision

  • Fixing a legal deadline that falls on a June 24 holiday.

May

  • Compute day-of-year and weekday for June 24 in a given year.
  • List June 24 observances such as Midsummer Day and the feast of John the Baptist, by country with sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Midsummer festivals carry religious and folk meaning for many communities.

Who is affected

  • Celebrating communities
  • Calendar users

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; calendar and holiday authorities set observances.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187312 - registry parent class

related

  • June - month
  • June 23 - 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.june-24
  • Wikidata: Q2665 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2665)
  • ISO 8601: --06-24 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 175 or 176 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 190 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 24 June or June 24
  • ISO format --06-24
  • 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

  1. Wikidata item Q2665: June 24 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: June 24 - 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

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