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August 15

vr.tr.august-15 · thing-q2774

Let an agent handle August 15 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does August 15 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 August 15 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 August 15, 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 August 15? 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
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME

What it is Filled

August 15, day 227 (day 228 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 138 days remaining in both common and leap years. August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, a public holiday in many countries, Independence Day in India marking independence in 1947, and the anniversary of the announcement of Japan's surrender in 1945, marked as Victory over Japan Day in some countries and as the end of the Second World War in Japan and Korea.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle August 15 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The fifteenth day of August
  • 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

  • Treat August 15 as a public holiday in a country where it is not one.
  • Mock the Feast of the Assumption or national independence days held on August 15.
  • Present only one country's meaning of the date as the date's meaning.
  • Attribute births or deaths on August 15 to people without a source.

Only with a human decision

  • Choosing August 15 for an event that may clash with religious observance or national commemoration.

May

  • Give the day number of August 15 and list its observances from reliable sources.
  • Schedule around August 15 holidays in countries that observe them.

Moral aspects Filled

  • The date carries both a major religious feast and independence and liberation memories in several countries.
  • Remembrance on this date includes the end of the Pacific war, which is painful for many.

Who is affected

  • Religious communities
  • Nations marking their independence

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; each holiday on it belongs to the state or church that observes it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185379 - registry parent class

related

  • August - month
  • August 14 - 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.august-15
  • Wikidata: Q2774 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2774)
  • ISO 8601: --08-15 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 227 or 228 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 138 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 15 August or August 15
  • ISO format --08-15
  • 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 Q2774: August 15 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: August 15 - 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

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2774/spec.json