May

: This article is about the month of May. For other uses, see May (disambiguation).

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May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

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Fifth - Month - Year - Gregorian Calendar - Day

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May begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Taurus and ends in the sign of Gemini. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Aries and ends in the constellation of Taurus.

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Taurus - Gemini - Aries

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The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.

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Greek god - Maia - Goddess - Bona Dea

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In old Japanese calendar, the month is called Satsuki (皐月). It is also a common name for females. In Japan, there is the so-called May sickness, a kind of sickness where new students or workers start to be tired of their new schoolwork or jobs. It is due to a Japanese custom that all schoolyears and fiscal years start on April 1st.

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Old Japanese calendar - Japan - Schoolyear - Fiscal year - April

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In Finnish, the month is called toukokuu, meaning "month of sowing". In Slovene, it is called veliki traven, which means the month of high grass.

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Finnish - Slovene - Grass

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