May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the third month to have 31 days. No other month starts or ends on the same day of the week as May in any given year. May is the only month with this characteristic. May is also the month with the shortest name.
Flower: Lily of the Valley and the common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), also known as “may blossom.”
Birthstone: Emerald
Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Beltane (Pagan/Wiccan)
1 – May Day
5 – Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
7 – Vesak (Buddhist)
10 – Mother’s Day
15 – Bike to Work Day
16 – Armed Forces Day
18 – Victoria Day (Canada)
19 – Lailatul Qadr (Islamic)
21 – Ascension (Christian)
24 – Eid al-Fitr (Islamic)
25 – Memorial Day Observed
28 – Ascension (Orthodox Christian)
28 – Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í)
29 – Shavuot (Jewish)
31 – Pentecost (Christian)
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