May 4, 2013
After a long winter, warmer weather is finally here and when it comes to holidays, May has plenty of traditional and not-so-traditional occasions to celebrate. While holidays typically honor special people, historical events, momentous occasions or worthwhile causes, this month celebrates naked gardening, special animals, brothers and sisters, an epic movie, teachers, nurses, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day, delicious food and fine wine and of course, dear old mom.
So get out the calendar, personal organizer or handy dandy calendar app, and pencil in the following special occasions. That way, you will never miss a holiday again because every day of the year really is a holiday!
May Holidays
- May 1: May Day
- May 1: Mother Goose Day
- May 2: National Day of Prayer (Observed on the first Thursday in May)
- May 2: Brothers and Sisters Day
- May 3: National Specially-abled Pets Day
- May 3: No Pants Day (First Friday in May)
- May 3: Paranormal Day
- May 4: World Naked Gardening Day (First Saturday in May )
- May 4: Free Comic Book Day (First Saturday in May)
- May 4: National Orange Juice Day
- May 4: Star Wars Day
- May 5: Cinco de Mayo
- May 6: National Beverage Day
- May 6: International Clitoris Awareness Week (Week-long event)
- May 7: National Teacher Day (Celebrated on the Tuesday during the first full week in May)
- May 8: National Have a Coke Day
- May 8: National Receptionists Day (Second Wednesday in May)
- May 8: No Socks Day
- May 9: National Lost Sock Memorial Day
- May 9: National Moscato Day
- May 10: Clean Up Your Room Day
- May 10: National Shrimp Day
- May 11: National Twilight Zone Day
- May 11: National Train Day
- May 11: Brunch for Lunch Day (One day before Mother's Day)
- May 12: Mother's Day (Second Sunday in May)
- May 12: International Nurses Day
- May 12: National Limerick Day
- May 13: National Women’s Checkup Day (Day after Mother’s Day)
- May 13: Frog Jumping Day
- May 13: National Leprechaun Day
- May 13: National Apple Pie Day
- May 14: National Chicken Dance Day
- May 15: National Chocolate Chip Day
- May 15: Peace Officers Memorial Day
- May 15: Hug Your Cat Day (Observed on various dates)
- May 16: Mimosa Day
- May 17: Pack Rat Day
- May 17: NASCAR Day (3rd Friday in May)
- May 17: National Bike to Work Day (3rd Friday in May)
- May 18: No Dirty Dishes Day
- May 18: International Museum Day
- May 19: National Devil's Food Cake Day
- May 20: Be a Millionaire Day
- May 21: National Memo Day
- May 23: National Lucky Penny Day
- May 23: World Turtle Day
- May 24: Don’t Fry Day (Friday before Memorial Day)
- May 25: National Wine Day
- May 25: National Missing Children’s Day
- May 25: Geek Pride Day
- May 27: Sunscreen Day
- May 27: Memorial Day (Observed on the last Monday in May)
- May 28: National Hamburger Day
- May 29: Paper Clip Day
- May 30: National Mint Julep Day
- May 31: World No Tobacco Day
- May 31: Speak in Complete Sentences Day
Happy May!
