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Events In May 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in May of this year.
May Events
School Principal's Day, Ntl.: May 1
Daily
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
Scrapbooking Day, Ntl.: May 3
Daily
National Scrapbooking Day was created in 1994 by Creative Memories. Today it is an internationally observed day by hobby practitioners and may include contests, get-togethers, and other locally organized...
May
Scripps National Spelling Bee: May 25-30
Weekly
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is the largest and oldest educational promotion in the United States. Not-for-profit, it was created by the E.W. Scripps Company and sponsored by people and organizations...
May
Scurvy Awareness Day: May 2
Daily
Scurvy Awareness Day brings in the United States and highlights the hundreds of cases of Scurvy reported each year. It's a sickness largely plaguing homeless people due to their lack of access to fresh pr...
May
Sea Monkey Day, Ntl.: May 16
Daily
National Sea Monkey Day celebrates the brine shrimp, a group of crustaceans that go through cryptobiosis and are sold in hatching kits as novelty aquarium pets. Sea monkeys originated in the United States...
May
Senior Health and Fitness Day, Ntl.: May 2...
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National Senior Health & Fitness Day is promoted by over 1,000 organizations across the United States; it's a day for helping seniors get and stay in shape and maintain fitness.
May
Senior PGA Championship (US-DC): May 22-25
Weekly
The Professional Golf Association organizes the Kitchenaid Senior PGA Championship for professional players aged fifty and above. Created in 1939, the tournament consists of four rounds of 18-hole play,...
May
Service Dog Eye Examination Month, Ntl.: M...
Monthly
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists/StokesRX champions National Service Dog Eye Examination Month, a philanthropic effort generously provided to the public by the board-certified Diplomats...
May
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Mo...
Monthly
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) is an annual campaign held in April in the United States to raise public awareness about sexual assault, promote education and prevention eff...
May
Shani Jayanti (H): May 27
Daily
Shani Jayanti occurs on Vaishak Vadya Chaturdasi Amavasya, and Hindus believe that the god Shani was born on this day. Shani's furious nature means all the rituals honoring him must be strictly performe...
May
Shireen Abu Akleh Day (2022): May 11
Daily
Shireen Abu Akleh Day honors the men and women of the media who have lost their lives in the line of duty and falls on the anniversary of the murder of American and Jordanian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh...
May
Shoes Day, Two Different Colored, Ntl.: Ma...
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National Two Different Colored Shoes Day in the United States celebrates the uniqueness and diversity of humanity through the simple act of wearing different colored shoes on each foot. Created by Dr. Ar...
May
Shrimp Day, Ntl.: May 10
Daily
National Shrimp Day focuses on eating shrimp, but it is also an opportunity to consider the environmental impact of pollution, including oil spills, on the habitat of shrimp and the effect it has on the l...
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
Sita Navami (H): May 5
Daily
The birthday of goddess Sita is celebrated as Sita Navami (Sita Jayanti or Janaki Navami). Lord Rama was also born on the same lunar day. Mata Sita is known for her sincerity and purity. Hence, women ta...
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