May
1
MAY DAY
MOTHER GOOSE DAY
SAVE THE RHINO DAY
LOYALTY DAY
LAW DAY
2
FIRE DAY
NAT'L TRUFFLE DAY
SCURVY AWARENESS DAY
BABY DAY
BROTHERS AND SISTERS DAY
3
NATIONAL LUMPY RUG DAY
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
4
NATIONAL CANDIED ORANGE PEEL DAY
INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY
BIRD DAY
RENEWAL DAY
5
CINCO DE MAYO
NATIONAL HOAGIE DAY
OYSTER DAY
6
BEVERAGE DAY
NATIONAL TOURIST APPRECIATION DAY
NAT'L NURSES DAY
NO DIET DAY
7
PASTE UP DAY
NATIONAL ROAST LEG OF LAMB DAY
NATIONAL COCONUT CREAM PIE DAY
ASTRONOMY DAY
NAT'L TOURISM DAY
8
NO SOCKS DAY
HAVE A COKE DAY
WORLD RED CROSS DAY
IRIS DAY
NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY
V-E DAY
9
NATIONAL LOST SOCK MEMORIAL DAY
NATIONAL BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIE DAY
NAT'L TRAIN DAY
10
NATIONAL CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY
NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY
11
EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY
NATIONAL TWILIGHT ZONE DAY
12
NAT'L LIMERICK DAY
INTERNATIONAL NURSES' DAY
FATIGUE SYNDROME DAY
13
NATIONAL LEPRECHAUN DAY
FROG JUMPING DAY
14
NATIONAL DANCE LIKE A CHICKEN DAY
"STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" DAY
NAT'L BUTTERMILK BISCUIT DAY
15
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP DAY
POLICE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL DAY
STRAW HAT DAY
16
WEAR PURPLE FOR PEACE DAY
LOVE A TREE DAY
NATIONAL SEA MONKEY DAY
17
NATIONAL PACK RAT DAY
NATIONAL CHERRY COBBLER DAY
18
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
VISIT YOUR RELATIVES DAY
NO DIRTY DISHES DAY
19
FROG JUMPING JUBILEE DAY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB DAY
NATIONAL DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE DAY
20
ELIZA DOOLITTLE DAY
BE A MILLIONAIRE DAY
PICK STRAWBERRIES DAY
21
NATIONAL MEMO DAY
NATIONAL WAITRESSES & WAITERS DAY
22
NATIONAL BUY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DAY
NATIONAL VANILLA PUDDING DAY
NATIONAL MARITIME DAY
23
LUCKY PENNY DAY
WORLD TURTLE DAY
24
NATIONAL ESCARGOT DAY
25
NATIONAL TAP DANCE DAY
INTERNATIONAL GEEK PRIDE DAY
NATIONAL WINE DAY
NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY
27
BODY PAINTING ARTS FESTIVAL
NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY
SUNSCREEN DAY
26
GREY DAY
NATIONAL BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE DAY
SALLY RIDE DAY
28
NATIONAL HAMBURGER DAY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DAY
29
END OF THE MIDDLE AGES DAY
LEARN ABOUT COMPOSTING DAY
30
MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT DAY
WATER A FLOWER DAY
31
NATIONAL MACAROON DAY
SAVE YOUR HEARING DAY
SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES DAY
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY
BETTER SLEEP MONTH
NATIONAL GOOD CAR CARE MONTH
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPH MONTH
NATIONAL SALAD MONTH
NATONAL EGG MONTH
NATIONAL BARBECUE MONTH
REVISE YOUR WORK SCHEDULE MONTH
DATE YOUR MATE MONTH
NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH
NATIONAL BLOOD PRESSURE MONTH
NATIONAL HAMBURGER MONTH
FUNGAL INFECTION AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CUSTARD MONTH
NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MONTH
BETTER HEARING MONTH
NATIONAL ARTHRITIS MONTH
OLDER AMERICAN'S MONTH
NATIONAL BIKE MONTH
NATIONAL RECOMMITMENT MONTH
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
May Holidays Based on Day of the Week:
First Thursday: National Day of Prayer
First Friday: International Tuba Day AND Space Day
Friday BEFORE MOTHER'S DAY: Military Spouses Day
Saturday BEFORE MOTHER'S DAY: Birth Mother's Day
Second Sunday: Mother's Day
Second Wednesday: National Receptionist Day
Second Saturday: International Migratory Bird Day
Third Friday: National Defense Transportation Day AND National Bike to Work Day
Third Saturday: Armed Forces Day
Tuesday of FIRST FULL WEEK: National Teachers Day
Wednesday of NURSES WEEK: School Nurses Day
WEEK of Third Friday: National Transportation Week
Saturday of MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: International Jazz Day
WEEK PRIOR TO MEMORIA DAY: National Safe Boating Week
Last Monday: Memorial Day
Is there a May holiday that we don't know about or may have forgotten?
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