Month long
celebrations:
Date Your Mate Month, Foster Care Month, National Barbecue
Month, National Bike Month, National Blood Pressure Month, National Hamburger
Month, National Photograph Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad
Month, Older Americans Month.
Weekly Celebrations:
Nurse's Week (first week of month), Wildflower Week (week
two), National Bike Week (third week), National Police Week (third week), Emergency
Medical Services Week (fourth week).
May, 2014 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
1) Mother Goose Day
When: Always on May 1st
Mother Goose Day was created only recently, as a day to
appreciate nursery rhymes and stories. The term "Mother Goose" dates
back to the 1650's. It referred to stories like Cinderella, Little Red Riding
Hood and Sleeping Beauty. It does not appear to represent a particular person,
as many of Mother Goose stories were written both before and after this term
was first used. And, the stories were written by numerous authors.
1) Save the Rhino Day
2) International Tuba Day (first Friday in May)
2) Space Day (first Friday in May)
3) Lumpy Rug Day
3) World Press Freedom Day
4) National Candied Orange Peel Day
4) Star Wars Day
When: Always on May 4th
It's all because of a play on words! Star Wars Day is May
the Fourth, because of a famous quote from the hugely popular science fiction
series blockbuster is "May the Force (Fourth) be with you". Great
ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day: Watch any of the great Star Wars movies. Better
still, have a Star Wars marathon, and watch two or three (or 4) of them. Get
out your laser sword and practice for the next invasion from the Evil Empire. Some
call this Day "Luke Skywalker Day".
5) National Hoagie Day
5) Oyster Day
6) Beverage Day
6) No Diet Day
7) National Tourism Day
8) Iris Day
8) No Socks Day
9) Lost Sock Memorial Day
When : Always May 9th
Lost Sock Memorial Day recognizes your drawer full of unmatched
socks. Each unmatched sock represents a missing sock. We never throw away our
unmatched socks. After all, it may show up someday. On Lost Sock Memorial Day,
we suggest you spend a little time (as little as possible) searching for those
missing socks. After a (very) brief search, and in good memorial spirit, spend
a minute reflecting upon how warm and comforting the missing socks were on your
stinky toes. Then, by all means, get on with your life. Use this special day,
to toss out all of your unmatched socks. Let's face it, you're never going to
find the missing one.
10) Clean up Your Room Day
10) National Train Day (date may vary)
11) Eat What You Want Day
11) Twilight Zone Day
12) Fatigue Syndrome Day
12) Limerick Day
13) Frog Jumping Day
14) Dance Like a Chicken Day
15) National Chocolate Chip Day
16) Love a Tree Day
16) National Sea Monkey Day
17) Pack Rat Day
When: Always on May 17th
Today is Pack Rat Day. If you are a Pack Rat, you're in good
company. You might as well come out of hiding behind those piles of valuable
stuff, and celebrate this fun day. Making the decision to discard something of
even remotely questionable value, is difficult, if not impossible to do. In
keeping with the intent of Pack Rat Day, here are some Do's and Don'ts: Don't
clean your room, basement, garage or any other area today. Don't discard
anything today...It may be valuable. Don't even empty the trash today. You
might have accidentally thrown out something useful. Do keep an eye out for
useful stuff being discarded by others. Do go to garage and rummage sales. They
can be pack rat gold mines. Do look around your belongings and be thankful for
what you have. Do spend time thinking of uses for your things.
18) International Museum Day
18) No Dirty Dishes Day
20) Be a Millionaire Day (now we all can go for that)
When: Always on May 20th
Everyone wants to enjoy today as a member of the millionaire
club, even though a million dollars isn't what it used to be. And after
reaching the Millionaire's Club you can work on your qualifications for the
Billionaire's Club. If you are a millionaire, savor and enjoy the day. Remember,
many Millionaires get there by a combination hard work, sound investment, and
frugal spending.
20) Pick Strawberries Day
21) National Memo Day
22) Buy a Musical Instrument Day
23) Lucky Penny Day
24) International Jazz Day (Saturday of Memorial Day weekend)
24) National Escargot Day
25) Tap Dance Day
27) Sun Screen Day
29) Learn About Composting Day
When: Always May 29th
Composting Day is a great opportunity to "Go
Green" and help the environment. Composting is easy. It makes you feel
good, knowing you are doing your part to keep our environment a little bit
cleaner. As you learn about composting, you will be surprised at all the things
you can compost. It is common knowledge, that you can compost garden and yard
vegetation, as well as kitchen (vegetable) scraps. But, you can also recycle
many other things, including papers, untreated wood, and cardboard. Cardboard
paper towel and toilet paper holders are great items to compost. You can use
compost around your plants, to feed them, keep the weeds down, and to help
retain soil moisture.
30) Water a Flower Day
31) National Macaroon Day
31) Worldwide No Tobacco Day
When: Always May 31st
Worldwide No Tobacco Day brings awareness of the health
issues and dependency issues related to tobacco use. World No Tobacco Day
stresses the importance of making people all over the world aware of the health
dangers of using tobacco. In 1987, the World Health Organization Assembly
passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for 7 April 1988 to be a "a world
no-smoking day." In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed, calling for the
celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May.
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