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August 22

vr.tr.august-22 · thing-q2828

Let an agent handle August 22 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

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does August 22 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 22 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 22, 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 22? 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 22, day 234 (day 235 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 131 days remaining in both common and leap years. August 22 is Day of the National Flag in Russia, marking the restoration of the tricolour on August 22, 1991, and the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, of the signing of the first Geneva Convention in 1864 and of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, observed by the UN since 2019.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle August 22 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twenty-second 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

  • Use the UN day for victims of religious violence to blame a faith or community for attacks.
  • Present the 1991 coup or the Battle of Bosworth with invented details.
  • Attribute a birth or death date of August 22 to a person without a source.

Only with a human decision

  • Choosing how a public organisation marks an observance tied to religion or national symbols.

May

  • Compute August 22 in calendars and explain its day number in common and leap years.
  • List observances on August 22, such as Russia's Day of the National Flag and the UN day for victims of violence based on religion or belief.

Moral aspects Filled

  • The date honours victims of religious persecution and touches national symbols that people hold dear.

Who is affected

  • Victims of religious persecution and their families
  • Communities marking the date

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; the Gregorian calendar is held in common.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187269 - registry parent class

related

  • August - month
  • August 21 - 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-22
  • Wikidata: Q2828 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2828)
  • ISO 8601: --08-22 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 234 or 235 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 131 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 22 August or August 22
  • ISO format --08-22
  • 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 Q2828: August 22 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: August 22 - 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-q2828/spec.json