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Events In May 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in May of this year.
May Events
Renaissance Period Officially Begins (1453...
Daily
May 29, 1453, is the anniversary of the beginning of the Renaissance Period and marks the day Constantinople, today called Istanbul, fell to the Ottoman Empire. This event signaled the end of the Byzantin...
May
Rescue Dog Day, Ntl: May 20
Daily
National Rescue Dog Day is about finding forever homes for the more than 3.3 million dogs in shelters yearly. Event champion Tails That Teach, Inc. makes the following suggestions on how best to observe t...
May
Responsible Animal Guardian Month: May
Monthly
Whether it's an aquarium, terrarium, gilded cage, or four paws, pets add to your life. National Responsible Animal Guardian Month in the United States focuses on the needs of your pets and services that k...
May
Ride of Silence, Intl.: May 21
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In 2003, Chris Phelan organized the first Ride of Silence in Dallas after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mirror of a passing bus and killed. The Ride of Silence is a free ride that asks...
May
Road Safety Week (NZ): May 19-25 (est)
Weekly
Road Safety Week is a community event in New Zealand promoted by Brake to raise awareness about road safety on a local level. Road crash statistics in New Zealand include national hospital, breath and bl...
May
Road Safety Week, Canadian (CA): May 13-19...
Weekly
Midway through Aggressive Driving Month, the Canadian Safety Council chooses one week to intensify its focus on younger drivers and fostering safe driving habits. According to Transport Canada, young dri...
May
Roast Leg of Lamb Day: May 7
Daily
Like most food holidays, Roast Leg of Lamb Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor. But that's okay because this iconic dish is a beautiful alternative to chicken or pork. We've included a few recipes...
May
Robert's Rules Day (1837): May 2
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Robert's Rules Day marks the anniversary of the birth of American General Henry M. Robert on May 2, 1837. He was the author of Robert's Rules of Order, a guide to running efficient meetings, organizations...
May
Rogation Sunday (C): May 25
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Rogation Sunday is traditionally marked the fifth Sunday after Easter and three days before the anniversary of the final Ascension of Christ to Heaven in the Christian faith. The tradition was first pract...
May
Romani Resistance Day, Intl. (1944): May 1...
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It was on this day, May 16, 1944, that the Romani people of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, starving and gaunt, rose against their Nazi captors and resisted, refusing to go to the gas chambers...
May
Romantic Comedy Day (1941): May 19
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On May 19, 1941, Nora Ephron was born. Nora Ephron was an American journalist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, director, and blogger best known for her romantic comedies. She was n...
May
Running of the Balls (US-TN): May
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The Running of the Balls in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States, is an annual month-long fundraiser by Outdoor Gravity Park for charity in May and September. Teams sign up during these months to be cha...
May
Rural Life Sunday (C)(US/CA): May 25
Daily
On Rural Life Sunday, the Christian community celebrates and affirms the people and communities around the globe who grow our food and raise the livestock that feeds and clothe us. Prayers to protect and...
May
Safe Boating Week, (US/CA) Ntl.: May 17-23
Weekly
North American Safe Boating Campaign is a yearlong effort in the United States and Canada focused on spreading the message of boating safety and the critical importance of always wearing a life jacket eve...
May
Sagarmatha Day (NP)(1953): May 29
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On May 29th, Nepal celebrates Mount Everest Day, also known as Sagarmatha Day, to honor the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. On this day in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary from...
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