May

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

Events in May

• In the pagan wheel of the year May begins on Bealtaine in the northern hemisphere and Samhain in the southern hemisphere.
• In the Irish calendar May 1 is Beltane (Bealtaine), the first day of Summer, and a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
• In many countries, May Day is May 1. This is celebrated as Labor Day in many countries.
• In the United Kingdom, May Day is May 1, but a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
• Eastern Christianity celebrates Easter on a Sunday between April 4 and May 8.
• In Western Europe May 8 is VE Day. In Eastern Europe it is celebrated in May 9.
• In the European Union May 9 is Europe Day
• In Kentucky, United States, the Kentucky Derby is held on the first Saturday in May.
• In the US, Canada, Brazil and Australia, Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May.
• In Canada, Victoria Day is observed on the Monday on or before May 24. In Quebec, it is known as Patriots' Day (Journée nationale des patriotes).
• In the US, Memorial Day, a public holiday, is on May 31, but observed on the last Monday in May.
• In Argentina, the May Revolution (or Revolución de Mayo), a national holiday, is on May 25.
• No Pants Day is celebrated the first Friday in May.
• World Fair Trade Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in May.
• On 12 May, International Nurses Day is celebrated.
• Towel Day is celebrated in May in tribute to Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• In the American film industry, the first week of May-- that is, between the 2th and the 8th-- marks the beginning of the summer movie season.
• On the full moon of May, Vesak is celebrated in many southeast Asian countries, It comemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama.