May, 2009 Bizarre and Unique Holidays
Month:
- Date Your Mate 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
Weekly Celebrations:
- Nurse's Week - first week of month
- Wildflower Week - week two
- National Bike Week - third week
- National Police Week - third week of month
- Emergency Medical Services Week - fourth week of month
Each Day:
1 Astronomy Day - date varies
1 May Day
1 Loyalty Day
1 Mother Goose Day
1 Save the Rhino Day
2 Baby Day
2 Brothers and Sisters Day
3 Lumpy Rug Day
3 World Press Freedom Day
4 Bird Day
4 National Candied Orange Peel Day
4 Renewal Day
5 Cinco de Mayo
5 National Hoagie Day
5 National Teachers Day (Tuesday of the first full week of May)
5 Oyster Day
6 Beverage Day
6 National Tourist Appreciation Day
6 National Nurses Day
6 School Nurses Day the Wednesday during Nurse's Week
6 No Diet Day
8 Iris Day
7 National Tourism Day
7 Space Day - first Thursday in May
8 International Tuba Day - first Friday in May
8 Military Spouses Day the Friday before Mother's Day
8 No Socks Day
8 V-E Day
8 World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day
9 Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
9 International Migratory Bird Day the second Saturday in May
9 Lost Sock Memorial Day
10 Clean up Your Room Day
11 Eat What You Want Day
11 Twilight Zone Day
12 Fatigue Syndrome Day
12 International Nurses Day
12 Limerick Day
13 Frog Jumping Day
13 Leprechaun Day
13 National Receptionist Day the second Wednesday in May
14 Dance Like a Chicken Day
15 National Bike to Work Day - third Friday of month
15 National Chocolate Chip Day
15 Police Officer's Memorial Day
16 Armed Forces Day - third Saturday of month
16 Love a Tree Day
16 National Sea Monkey Day
16 Wear Purple for Peace Day
17 Pack Rat Day
18 International Museum Day
18 No Dirty Dishes Day
18 Visit Your Relatives Day
19 Boy's Club Day
20 Be a Millionaire Day - now we all can go for that
20 Pick Strawberries Day
21 National Memo Day
21 National Waiters and Waitresses Day
22 Buy a Musical Instrument Day
23 International Jazz Day - Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.
23 Lucky Penny Day
24 National Escargot Day
25 National Missing Children's Day
25 Tap Dance Day
26 Sally Ride Day
27 Sun Screen Day
28 Amnesty International Day
29 ??????? - Here's a day waiting to be claimed as special by an individual or group!
30 Water a Flower Day
31 National Macaroon Day
31 Save Your Hearing Day
31 World No Tobacco Day
