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holidays & events
  •  Amtrak Day
  •  Beltaine a/k/a Beltane Fire Festival - Wiccan; Old Ireland
  •  Dipping Day
  •  Chimney Sweep's Day
  •  Faint-Hearted Fairies May (or May Not) Ball (Fairy)
  •  Festival of the Hare
  •  Floralia - Goddess of Flowers; Old Roman
  •  International Labor Day
  •  International Workers Day
  •  Law Day, U.S.A. - see Public Law 87-20
  •  Lei Day - in Hawaii
  •  Loyalty Day - Presidential Proclamation, 2008
  •  Mother Goose Day
  •  Moving Day
  •  National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
  •  National Chocolate Parfait Day
  •  National Day of Prayer - Presidential Proclamation, 2008
  •  Pack Rag Day
  •  Plant A Flower Day
  •  Save the Rhino Day
  •  Sober Day USA, May 1, 2006
  •  Space Day, 2003
  •  Traditional Fertility Festival
  •  World Labor Day
  •  Walpurgisnacht (Norse, Germanic)

Christian holidays

  •  Calendar of Saints - May 01
  •  St. Joseph the Worker's Day
  •  St. Joseph Worker's Day (Vatican City)
  •  St. Peregrine Laziosi's Day (patron against cancer)
  •  St. Tamenend's Day (aka Tammany's Day)

anniversaries


directories


May holidays & events by location

 
Africa

Africa

  •  Labor Day - in Zambia
 
Asia & the Middle East

Asia

  •  Santacruzan (Philippine Girls' Festival)

Middle East

 
Australia & Oceania

Australia and Oceania

 
Europe

Europe

  •  Play of St. Evermaar - in Belgium
  •  Race of the Old Men Day (Archova) - in Greece
  •  Maytine Faeries Appearance - in Ireland
  •  St. Efsio's Feast - in Italy
  •  Kallemooi - in the Netherlands
  •  Riding of the Bounds - in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, UK; in an ancient ceremony, 100 horses and riders ride the bounds of Berwick before parading through the town centre; free to spectators
  •  Repentence Day - in Scotland, UK
 
North & Central America

North America

  •  Senior Citizens Day - in MA
  •  Americanism Day - in PA

Caribbean


Central America

 
South America

South America

 
calendar & zodiac

Gregorian calendar

  •  Day 121, with 244 days remaining in the year
  •  2001 A. D.: Tuesday
  •  2002 A. D.:  Wednesday
  •  2003 A. D.:  Thursday
  •  2004 A. D.:  Saturday
  •  2005 A. D.:  Sunday
  •  2006 A. D.:  Monday
  •  2007 A. D.:  Tuesday
  •  2008 A. D.:  Thursday
  •  2009 A. D.:  Friday
  •  2010 A. D.:  Saturday
  •  2011 A. D.:  Sunday

other calendars


season

  •  Northern hemisphere:  Spring
  •  Southern hemisphere:  Autumn

zodiac


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