What is Mayday? Also why is it call Mayday?

Question

Does it mean trouble!

Answer 1

May Day is May 1, and refers to any of several holidays celebrated on this day. The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian Europe, as in the Celtic celebration of Beltane, and the Walpurgis Night of the Germanic countries. Although the pagan-oriented celebrations faded as Europe became Christianised, a more secular version of the holiday continued to be observed in the schools and churches of Europe well into the 20th century. In this form, May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the Maypole and crowning of the Queen of the May. Today many Neopagans, especially Wiccans, celebrate reconstructed versions of the old pagan holidays on May 1.

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Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications, derived from the French venez m'aider, meaning "come [to] help me."[1] When the "venez" is dropped and the remaining words are pronounced in English, you get "mayday", a word currently understood around the world as a distress call. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as police forces, pilots, the fire brigade, and transportation organizations. The call is always given three times in a row ("Mayday Mayday Mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.

Answer 2

Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications, derived from the French venez m'aider, meaning "come [to] help me." When the "venez" is dropped and the remaining words are pronounced in English, you get "mayday", a word currently understood around the world as a distress call. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as police forces, pilots, the fire brigade, and transportation organizations. The call is always given three times in a row ("Mayday Mayday Mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.

History
The Mayday callsign was originated in 1923 by Frederick Stanley "Big Johnson" Mockford (1897-1962). Whilst senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London, Mockford was asked to think of a word that would indicate distress and would easily be understood by all pilots and ground staff in an emergency. Since much of the traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris, he proposed the word "Mayday" from the French m'aider.

Answer 3

Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications, derived from the French venez m'aider, meaning "come [to] help me."[1] When the "venez" is dropped and the remaining words are pronounced in English, you get "mayday", a word currently understood around the world as a distress call. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as police forces, pilots, the fire brigade, and transportation organizations. The call is always given three times in a row ("Mayday Mayday Mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.


May Day is May 1, and refers to any of several holidays celebrated on this day. The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian Europe, as in the Celtic celebration of Beltane, and the Walpurgis Night of the Germanic countries. Although the pagan-oriented celebrations faded as Europe became Christianised, a more secular version of the holiday continued to be observed in the schools and churches of Europe well into the 20th century. In this form, May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the Maypole and crowning of the Queen of the May. Today many Neopagans, especially Wiccans, celebrate reconstructed versions of the old pagan holidays on May 1.

Answer 4

Mayday means "HELP". It's an internationally recognised distress signal. It's Mayday as that's how you pronounce the French word for HELP: "m'aider".

Answer 5

It is a distress call for aviation and ships. go to Ask.com. for more info.

Answer 6

French word for HELP: "m'aider"

Answer 7

it's when latinos or any groups boycott the economy by not buying anything that day. i think...