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May is Awareness Month For: *Asian American Month* *Date Your Mate Month* *Foster Care Month* *Gifts from the Garden Month* *Lupus Awareness Month* *Mystery Month* *National Barbecue Month* *National Bike Month* *National Blood Pressure Month* *National Hamburger Month* *National Photograph Month* *National Recommitment Month* *National Salad Month* *Older Americans Month* *Pacific Islander Heritage Month* *Salsa Month*
May Weekly Events: *Be Kind to Animals Week -First full week of the month* *Nurse’s Week – first full week of the month* *Wildflower Week – week two* *National Bike Week – third week* *National Police Week – third week of the month* *Emergency Medical Services Week – fourth week of the month*
May, 2021 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days: *May 1* Bike to School Day – First Wednesday in May Hawaiian Lei Day Loyalty Day May Day Mother Goose Day Save the Rhino Day *May2* Baby Day Brothers and Sisters Day National Day of Prayer – the first Thursday in May *May 3* Garden Meditation Day International Tuba Day – first Friday in May Lumpy Rug Day Space Day – first Friday in May World Press Freedom Day *May 4* Bird Day Free Comic Book Day – first Saturday in May Herb Day – first Saturday in May Kentucky Derby Day – first Saturday in May National Candied Orange Peel Day National Fitness Day – first Saturday in May Renewal Day Star Wars Day *May 5* Cartoonist Day Cinco de Mayo National Hoagie Day Oyster Day *May 6* everage Day National Tourist Appreciation Day National Nurses Day No Diet Day *May 7* National Teacher’s Day – Tuesday of the first full week of May National Tourism Day *May 8* Iris Day National Outdoor Intercourse Day National Receptionist Day is the second Wednesday in May No Socks Day School Nurses Day is the Wednesday during Nurse’s Week V-E Day World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day *May 9* Lost Sock Memorial Day *May 10* Child Care Provider Day or Daycare Provider Day – Friday before Mother’s Day Clean up Your Room Day Military Spouses Day is the Friday before Mother’s Day *May* 11 Birth Mother’s Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day Eat What You Want Day Hanging Flower Baskets Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May National Babysitters Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day National Train Day– Saturday closest to May 10th Twilight Zone Day Windmill Day – the second Saturday in May *May 12* Fatigue Syndrome Day International Nurses Day Lilac Sunday second Sunday in May Limerick Day Mother’s Day second Sunday in May *May 13* Frog Jumping Day International Hummus Day Leprechaun Day National Apple Pie Day *May 14* Dance Like a Chicken Day *May 15* National Chocolate Chip Day National Slider Day Police Officer’s Memorial Day *May 16* Endangered Species Day – third Friday in May Love a Tree Day National Bike to Work Day – third Friday of the month National Mimosa Day Wear Purple for Peace Day Sea Monkey Day *May 17* Pack Rat Day *May 18* International Museum Day No Dirty Dishes Day Visit Your Relatives Day Armed Forces Day – third Saturday of the month *May 19* Boy’s Club Day World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day May 20 Amelia Earhart Day Be a Millionaire Day – Now, we all can go for that. Pick Strawberries Day Victoria Day (Canada) – Monday preceding the 25th *May 21* National Memo Day National Waiters and Waitresses Day *May 22* Buy a Musical Instrument Day National Maritime Day World Goth Day *May 23* Lucky Penny Day World Turtle Day *May 24* Don’t Fry Friday – Friday before Memorial Day International Tiara Day National Escargot Day *May 25* Brown Bag It Day Missing Children’s Day National Towel Day – in the UK National Wine Day Tap Dance Day *May 26* National Paper Airplane Day Sally Ride Day *May 27* Memorial Day last Monday of the month Sun Screen Day *May 28* Amnesty International Day National Hamburger Day *May 29* Learn About Composting Day World Otter Day – the last Wednesday in May *May 30* International Jazz Day Mint Julep Day Water a Flower Day *May 31* Flip Flop Day – Friday after Memorial Day International Space Day – The last Friday in May. National Macaroon Day Save Your Hearing Day World No Tobacco Day

May birth flowers, the lily of the valley (signifies sweetness, humility, and a return to happiness) and hawthorn.(represents hope and supreme happiness). May Birthstone is Emerald