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Maid Day 2019 brings out Japan’s best maid cosplayers【Photos】

The made-in-Japan celebration is picking up steam around abroad too.

Mainstream pundits will most likely tell you that the most significant day in Japan this month was May 1, when Japan’s new emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne and ushered in the Reiwa era. However, while a fresh monarch is definitely newsworthy, others might argue that the more important event came on May 10, when cosplayers celebrated Maid Day.

#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/HpOx9mQevK

— おもてちゃん (@omotemaru) May 10, 2018

Much like with Nice Knee-High Socks Day, Maid Day is held on 5-10 because of a pun. First, you take the English name for the fifth month of the year, “May,” and then you tack on one of the Japanese words for the number 10, “do,” giving you “May-do,” which sounds just like meido, the Japanese pronunciation of the word “maid.”

本日 #メイドの日 ❣️❣️
メイドカフェHoneyHoneyで会えるしらゆきです꒰(๑´•.̫ • `๑)꒱！
広めてください◎#5月10日はメイドの日 pic.twitter.com/nujgayW1Ru

— しらゆきちゃん🤍Honey2 (@sryk_honey2) May 9, 2019

https://twitter.com/ree0001/status/1126451617547505664

Of course, the linguistic justification is really just an excuse to take a few moments to appreciate what’s been statistically shown to be one of Japan’s favorite outfits.

年に一度のお祭りですね！#5月10日はメイドの日#メイドの日#クラシカルメイド#ロングメイド

撮影
1,4枚目 キャベじろうさん
@cabbage_jirou
2,3枚目 アバランさん
@abaran1015 pic.twitter.com/wmap7o7raG

— 絹 (@m5a3spg) May 9, 2019

あー！こんばんメイド！#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/G3Snx8lRYw

— 広瀬ゆうき (@hiroseyuuki) May 10, 2018

While having to cosplay within the creative confines of a single type of apparel might seem constricting, there’s actually quite a bit of possible differentiation. While some opted for an orthodox, demure look…

読書メイド#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/386T3X9ZrK

— ワンダーパーラー　クラシカルメイド® (@wonderparlour) May 9, 2019

…other embraced the sexy maid aesthetic that’s led to things such as maid bikinis.

セクシーなメイドさん#メイドの日 #5月10日はメイドの日 pic.twitter.com/wVyt0JkzIy

— 五木あきら (@itsuki_akira) May 10, 2018

やる気のないメイドさん#メイドの日 #5月10日はメイドの日 pic.twitter.com/38C93Z8WGV

— 五木あきら (@itsuki_akira) May 10, 2018

https://twitter.com/0529shironaga/status/994450641618546689

There were also maids ready to break out of the standard two-tone black-and-white color scheme…

一番憧れのメイドさん！#メイドの日#5月10日はメイドの日#東方 #コスプレ pic.twitter.com/XkvZz4ttjR

— Ely✦ (@Ely_eee) May 10, 2018

We are STILE!!! ~ #メイドの日
📸 by @nemesis_kim
。。。#ブレンド・S#コスプレイ pic.twitter.com/akxNEVOTXU

— 綾波ANGEL (@AAyanamiCos) May 10, 2019

…musical maids…

https://twitter.com/shinitai0987/status/1126687566776791041

…a samurai swordsman maid…

メイドシリーズ
メイド抜刀#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/3zfG5M08lm

— まーこ (@harima_mekkai) May 10, 2018

…and even a maid doing some actual cleaning.

窓を拭くメイド。#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/75ZI0qGEz8

— ワンダーパーラー　クラシカルメイド® (@wonderparlour) May 9, 2019

ゆりゆりなメイド。#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/FNltxZKusY

— ワンダーパーラー　クラシカルメイド® (@wonderparlour) May 9, 2019

#メイドの日#5月10日はメイドの日

photo:@macky_noc pic.twitter.com/fiuz5WMCVC

— みーしゃ (@___schwarzmixa) May 10, 2018

Maid Day has grown to be a global event, with people outside Japan contributing as well.

Today is Maid day.
I hope I will be able to serve my duties to you regardless of the day.#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/TFjU4eWHjW

— Khao@MaidsOfEngland (@moe_khao) May 9, 2019

It’s Maid day!!
Let’s celebrate the best kind of outfits!!#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/Slir5MxJDG

— KiTTZ (@CosKittz) May 9, 2019

As a matter of fact, you don’t even have to be human to take part, as Gunma Prefecture’s mascot horse Gunma-chan proves.

おはようございます
昨日今日と寒い日が続いていますね
天候も荒れ模様なので、風邪等ひかない様に注意しましょう
今日は　#メイドの日 との事なので、地球屋のメイド風ぐんまちゃんで
大型連休が終わって、気づけば５月もあっという間に中盤戦の
もうすぐ週末もくようびも頑張っていきまっしょい＾＾ pic.twitter.com/qQQawjfAR4

— ぐんまちゃん投票応援アカウント (@gunmachan_toa) May 9, 2018

もっぷもふ#メイドの日 pic.twitter.com/DgPVUjhvRa

— らいらっく (@pfeasy) May 10, 2019

Of course, only time will tell whether May 1, 2019 or May 10, 2019 has the greater impact on Japan’s history. In the meantime, though, as long as no one jumps off a bridge and smashes their head to celebrate Maid Day, it’ll be the safer date.

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