May 21

Scroll down for the world's holidays, annual events and a few anniversaries on May 21.

See also:  May,  Today in History,  movable May holidays,  possible May holidays

     spotlight on:  

•  2005:  Armed Forces Day
•  A Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People - Presidential Proclamation, 2008
•  National Employee Health and Fitness Day
  •  National Employee Health and Fitness Day - in Virginia; YouTube video
  •  America on the Move
•  National Waitresses/Waiters Day a/k/a National Waitstaff Day
•  2005:  The Preakness
•  World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - UN

Christian holidays

•  Calendar of Saints - May 21
•  Ascension Day - celebrated in Belgium by the Procession of the Holy Blood

anniversaries

•  American Red Cross founded (1881)

directories

May holidays & events by location

•  Africa
•  Asia & Middle East
•  Europe
•  North & Central America
•  Oceania
•  South America

Africa

Asia

•  Birthday of the Goddess of Midwifery - in China

Middle East

Australia and Oceania

Europe

•  Oberammergau Passion Play (since 1634) - in Germany
•  Anastenarides Feast - in Greece & in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
•  Lilies and Roses Day

North America

•  2002:  Elf Fest begins in Needmore, Indiana
•  2005:  World's Largest Pancake Breakfast served by IHOP - in Springfield, MA

Caribbean

Central America

South America

•  Navy Day - in Chile

Gregorian calendar

•  Day 141, with 224 days remaining in the year
•  2001 A. D.: Monday
•  2002 A. D.:  Tuesday
•  2003 A. D.:  Wednesday
•  2004 A. D.:  Friday
•  2005 A. D.:  Saturday

•  2006 A. D.:  Sunday
•  2007 A. D.:  Monday
•  2008 A. D.:  Wednesday
•  2009 A. D.:  Thursday
•  2010 A. D.:  Friday
•  2011 A. D.:  Saturday

other calendars

•  Julian period & Julian Day
•  Illuminati
•  Hebrew
•  Mayan
•  Chinese
•  Erisian (Discordian) 
•  Islamic
•  French Revolutionary

season

•  Northern hemisphere:  Spring
•  Southern hemisphere:  Autumn

zodiac

•  Gemini begins

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last edited Thursday, December 25, 2008