Every
month has its share of bizarre and unique holidays, and May is no exception. In
addition to a holiday on a specific day, there are month long celebrations and
week long celebrations.
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).
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
3) International Tuba Day (first
Friday in May)
3) 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 a famous
quote from the hugely popular science fiction series blockbuster is "May
the Force (Fourth) be with you". Some call this Day "Luke Skywalker
Day".Great ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day: Watch any of the great Star
Wars movies. Better yet, have a Star Wars marathon, and watch all of them.
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 (or if you prefer, you can call it Hoarder's 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's 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) National Escargot Day
25) International Jazz Day (Saturday
of Memorial Day weekend)
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 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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