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Events In May 2024
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in May of this year.
May Events
Love Day, Global: May 1
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Global Love Day began in 2004. It celebrates universal oneness through love to unite one and all in a celebration of love and compassion. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Simply be love. Let the love within your hea...
May
Loyalty Day: May 1
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Loyalty Day is set aside in the United States by Presidential decree each year to honor those who have defended the country, beginning with the original militia fighting in the Revolutionary War. It is...
May
May Day: May 1
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May Day has been celebrated since Roman times and began as a pagan holiday to celebrate spring and fertility. In Germany, it is known as Walpurgis Night. Saint Walburga brought Christianity to the German...
May
May One Day: May 1
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May One Day is about defining a dream, taking steps to realize that dream, and making it a reality. Annually on May 1 since 2016.
May
Moon—Third Quarter: May 1
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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full moon and the new moon.
May
Mother Goose Day: May 1
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Mother Goose Day began in 1987 with Gloria T. Delamar, the author of Mother Goose; From Nursery to Literature, as a promotional tool for her book. Libraries, schools, cities, and even nursing homes celebr...
May
Podenco Day, Intl. (ES/UK): May 1
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International Podenco Day brings awareness to the suffering and plight of this much maligned Spanish hunting breed. They are referred to as the “great forgotten”. A fundraising and awareness event, marche...
May
Purebred Dog Day, Ntl.: May 1
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Purebred dogs have achieved their pedigree through decades and centuries of breeding. Each breed has a purpose and distinct trademarks of action and form. Today is a day to celebrate these amazing animals...
May
School Principal's Day, Ntl.: May 1
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This day honors K-12 Principals in the United States and was created by Janet Dellaria of Michigan. It has now become a regularly acknowledged event but is not backed by influential organizations. Octob...
May
Silver Star Families of America Day: May 1...
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Silver Star Families of America Day began in 2004. The Silver Star Families of America's primary goal is to assist the American soldiers, wounded or who have fallen ill in the line of duty, as well as t...
May
Baby Day, Ntl.: May 2
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Who doesn’t love babies? They’re so cute, curious, and just plain lovable! National Baby Day has no sponsor and is an unofficial holiday in early May, a week before Mother’s Day. It’s an opportunity for...
May
Big Day of Giving: May 2 (est)
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The Sacramento region will come together for one BIG Day of Giving, a challenge to support local nonprofits beginning at midnight for the next 24 hours. Donations on this day will help expand programs nat...
May
Brothers & Sisters Day, Intl.: May 2
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International Brothers and Sisters Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor. Through custom occurs on May 2 each year. It is one of two days a year to honor brothers and sisters specifically, in additi...
May
Guru Arjan Dev Ji (S)(1653): May 2
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji (May 2, 1563-June 16, 1606), was the fifth Guru of the Sikhs and a prominent spiritual leader in Sikhism. He was born in Goindwal, Punjab (present-day India), to Guru Ram Das Ji, the fo...
May
Osama bin Laden Killed (2011): May 2
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May 2, 2011, is the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden. Below is the official White House Statement on the event. 11:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the A...
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