May

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

May begins with the sun in the sign of and ends in the sign of. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of and ends in the constellation of.

The month may have been named for the dess, who was identified with the Roman of fertility, , whose festival was held in May. See:-

In, there is a so-called May sickness, where new students or workers start to be tired of their new schoolwork or jobs. (In Japan s and s start on April 1st).



Events in May

 * In the  May begins on  in the northern hemisphere and  in the southern hemisphere.
 * In the  is  (Bealtaine), the first day of, and a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
 * In many countries, is . This is celebrated as  in many countries.
 * In the, is , but a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
 * In it is an old custom to plant a "" to honor someone. Often young men set up an adorned  in front of their girlfriend's house in the night before May 1.
 * May 4th in is the day of, commemorating all the casualties in s involving the Netherlands.
 * or the is celebrated in  on.
 * May 5th is the Children's Day in Japan and Korea.
 * May 5th is Liberation Day in, celebrating the ending of the occupation.
 * In Western Europe is . In Eastern Europe it is celebrated on.
 * In the  is
 * On May 12, is celebrated.
 * Finland's Day in on the 12th of May.
 * May 12 is also International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND). These diseases include Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome /,, and.
 * On May 17, the is celebrated.
 * In, the (Combate Naval de Iquique), is celebrated on , and its a national holiday.
 * celebrates its Independence Day (Independence from Ethiopia) on May 24.
 * In, the (or Revolución de Mayo), a national holiday, is on.
 * is celebrated in May in tribute to, author of .
 * Under the French, it was of habit to “plant a May” or a “tree of May” in the honor of somebody. The County of saw girls and boys “turn the May” with the sound of  and , i.e. to dance rounds of May around the tree of May planted on the place of the village.
 * The second Sunday in May is in the.
 * Each year in May, the is held
 * The is held on the  before
 * in, is celebrated on the 1st Monday in May.

Monthlong events in May

 * - celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the.
 * - raising awareness about in the.
 * May is traditionally devoted to the in  traditions.  occurs in some locales at the beginning of the month.
 * In, May is the New Zealand Music Month.

Weeklong Events in May
3rd Week in May
 * The is promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 15-19 and  on Friday,

May Moving Events

 * celebrates on a  between  and.
 * On the full moon of May, is celebrated in many southeast Asian countries; it commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of.
 * In, is observed on the Monday on or before . In , it is known as.

First Saturday
 * In, , the

Second Sunday
 * Is in, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,.

First Friday

First Sunday Second Saturday
 * is celebrated

Last Monday
 * In the, , a public holiday, is on , but observed on the last Monday in May.

Trivia

 * The bird of May is the
 * May's birth flower is the or.
 * May's is the.

Other names

 * In, the "fifth month" is Wǔyuè.
 * In, it is called "svibanj", derived from the word svib meaning.
 * In, it is called květen, which means the "month of blooms".
 * In, the month is called toukokuu, meaning "month of sowing".
 * In, it is called Gogatsu or Satsuki, meaning "fifth month"
 * In, it is called "O-weol" meaning the "fifth month".
 * In, it is called veliki traven, which means the month of high.
 * In, the month is called mayo, like English, influence from the Classical goddess.
 * In, the month is called Mayıs meaning "Month of Maia", like English it is influenced by the Classical goddess.
 * In, May is known as ngekaCanzibe, meaning "month of ". It is also the final month of the year by the traditional Xhosa calendar.
 * In, May is called mei
 * In, May is called maj