May Holidays 2008 (Official) Monthly, Weekly, Daily, Silly, Bizarre, Crazy, Unknown Holiday Observances




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We do not have holidays for every single day of the year. Sites that do, IMHO are making days up. Beware!
Also, some observances that are validated through website links, can't be updated until their websites update their 2008 information.

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2008
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances

Stone= Emerald Flower= Lilly-of-the-Valley

Visit the Pages We did Specials for this Month on:

Memorial Day (Bottom of our Patriotic Symbols)
History of Kentucky Derby + Cartoon
Mothers Day History + Cartoon
Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 History and Cartoon
May Day History + Cartoon
History of Barbeque (BBQ, Barbie, Bar-B-Que)
The History of The Rocket Festival & Cartoon Fun.
The History of The Ute Bear Dance & Cartoon Fun!
The History of The Green Corn Dance & Cartoon Fun!

If you want "On This Day" in History information, go to The History Channel!
They've got the best resource on the net.
Want to know if anyone famous was born today? Visit Famous Birthdays!
Just log in any day on a search engine, and Wikipedia tells you both birthdays, events, etc. for it.

Note: Thanks to Liz Mullaney-Holmes for informing me of Tay-Sachs Awareness.
Thanks to Jackie Nance for informing me about NASCAR Day.
Thanks to Derek Morrison for informing me about National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Thanks to Tammie for letting me know about Birthmother's Day.
Thanks to Bob Potter for letting me know about Senior Health & Fitness Day and National Employee Health & Fitness Day
Thanks to Kelsey Winston for letting me know about National Women's Health Week.
Thanks to Blake Webb for letting me know about Free Comic Book Day.
Thanks to Lisa Cleaves for letting me know about National Scrapbooking Day.
Thanks to Kristin Mancuso for letting me know about ALS Month
Thanks to Paula Hunke for letting me know about National Medical Transcription Week.
Thanks to Marcea Smith for letting me know about Salvation Army Week.
Thanks to Susan Harrington for letting me know about National Postcard Week.
Thanks to Scott Robinson for letting me know about No Pants Day.
Thanks to Jordan Richards for letting me know about Towel Day.
Special thanks to Sonjia Bradshaw for letting me know about A LOT of observances!
Thanks to Elaine Carter for letting me know about Pen Friends Week and Universal Family Week.
Thanks to Annette Brennan for letting me know about Childhood Stroke Awareness Day.
Thanks to Caterina Guzman for letting me know about National Safety Dose Day.
Thanks to Michael Fay for letting me know about World Migratory Bird Day.
Thanks to Sherry Smith for letting me know about Borderline Personality Month.
Thanks to Wayne Nelms for letting me know about ARMAD: Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
Thanks to Rick Low for letting me know about Armed Forces Day (AFD) Military-Amateur Crossband Communications Day
Thanks to Edna Ramos for letting me know about Space Day.
Thanks to Deborah Shum for letting me know about Children's Mental Health Awareness Day.
Thanks to Liz Rogers for letting me know about the second National Smile Month.
Thanks to Helen Fisk for letting me know about Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Thanks to Eric Perry for letting me know about EMS Week.
Thanks to Clark Langridge for letting me know about Tuba Day!

May Monthly Observances

ALS Awareness Month
(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease) Link
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Awareness of Medical Orphans Month
Better Hearing & Speech Month
Borderline Personality Disorder Month Link
Brain Tumor Awareness Month Link
Creative Beginnings Month
Family Wellness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
Freedom Shrine Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Gifts From The Garden Month
Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Heal the Children Month
Healthy Vision Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
International Audit Month
International Business Image Improvement Month
International Victorious Woman Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Latino Books Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Arthritis Month
National Barbeque Month
National Bike Month
National Correct Posture Month
National Egg Month
National Foster Care Month Link
National Good Car Keeping Month
National Hamburger Month
National Hepatitis Awareness Month
(World) Lyme Disease Awareness Month Link
National Meditation Month
National Mental Health Month
National Military Appreciation Month Link
National Moving Month
National Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
National Older Americans Month
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
National Photo Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
National Preservation Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Smile Month (sponsor www.aacd.com)
National Smile Month (From May 18 to June 17) Link
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Revise Your Work Schedule Month
National Vinegar Month
Navajo Code Talkers Month
Personal History Month
Prepare to Buy A Home Month
React Month
Strike Out Strokes Month
Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
Teen Self-Esteem Month
Tennis Month
Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month Link
Ultra-violet Awareness Month
Women's Health Care Month
Young Achiever's Month
National Family Month (5/11 to 6/18)

May Weekly Observances

National Fairy Godmother Week: 1-7 Link
Pen Friends International Week: 1-7 Link
Tim & Tom Gullikson Week: 1-8 Link
Be Kind To Animals Week: 4-10
Flexible Work Arrangement Week: 4-10
Goodwill Industries Week: 4-10
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week: 4-10
National Family Week: 4-10
National Hug Holiday Week: 4-10
National Pet Week: 4-10
National Post Card Week: 4-10 Link (US and England)
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5-10 Link
Reading is Fun Week: 4-10
Astronomy Week: 5-10
Intimate Apparel Market Week: 5-9 (also observed in February, August and Nov.)
Life Coach Recognition Week: 5-11
National Wildflower Week: 5-11
Update Your References Week: 5-9
National Nurses Day and Week: 6-12
Teacher Appreciation Week: 6-12
Salute to 35+ Moms Week: 9-15
National Tourism Week: 10-18
National Nursing Home Week: 11-17
National Police Week: 11-17
Kiwanis Prayer Week: 11-17
Salvation Army Week: 11-17 Link
National Transportation Week: 11-17
National Women's Health Week: 11-18 Link
Universal Family Week: 11-17 Link
Children's Book Week: 12-18
National Stuttering Awareness Week: 12-18
National Safe Boating Week: 17-23
Bread Week: 18-24
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week: 18-24 Link
National Dog Bite Prevention Week: 18-24
National Effectiveness Week: 18-24
National Medical Transcription Week: 18-25 Link
National New Friends, Old Friends Week: 18-24
World Trade Week: 18-24
National Backyard Games Week: 19-26
Work At Home Moms Week:19-25
Old Time Piano Playing Week: 23-26
Cover the Uninsured Week: 24-31 Link
Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories: 25-31

May Daily Observances

(World) Asthma Day: 1 Link
Beltaine: 1 Link
Executive Coaching Day: 1
Frequent Flyer Day: 1
Law Day: 1
Lei Day: 1
Library Legislative Day: 1-2
Loyalty Day: 1
Martin Z. Mollusk Day: 1
May Day: 1
Mother Goose Day: 1
National Day of Prayer: 1
National Day of Reason: 1
New Homeowner's Day: 1
School Principals' Day: 1
Stepmother's Day: 1
No Pants Day: 2 Link
Roberts Rule of Order Day: 2
Space Day 2: Link
Tuba Day: 2 Link
Cartoonists Day: 3
Dandelion Day: 3-4
Free Comic Book Day: 3 Link
Garden Meditation Day: 3
Kentucky Derby: 3
International Pilates Day: 3
Join Hands Day: 3
Lumpy Rug Day: 3
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day: 3
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: 3 Link
National Homebrew Day: 3
National Public Radio Day: 3
National Scrapbooking Day: 3 Link
World Press Freedom Day: 3
Join Hands Day: 4 Link
Motorcycle Mass & Blessing of The Bikes Day: 4
National Infertility Survival Day: 4
Respect for Chickens Day: 4
Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: 5 Link
Cinco de Mayo: 5
Melanoma Monday: 5
Totally Chipotle Day: 5
Childhood Depression Awareness Day: 6
Joseph Brackett Day: 6
National Teacher Day: 6
No Diet Day: 6
No Homework Day: 6
Nurses Day: 6
Great American Grump Out: 7
National School Nurse Day: 7
Children's Mental Health Awareness Day: 8 Link
Cranmere Day: 8
No Socks Day: 8
Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation for Those
Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War: 8-9
V E Day: 8
World Red Cross Day: 8
Child Care Provider Day: 9 Link
Military Spouse Appreciation Day: 9 Link
Armed Forces Day Military-Amateur Crossband Communications: 10 Link
Astronomy Day: 10
Birthmother's Day (Saturday before Mother's Day): 10 Link
International Migratory Bird Day: 10
Letter Carrier's Food Drive Day: 10
Lupus Day: 10
Mother Ocean Day: 10
National Babysitter's Day: 10
National Train Day: 10 Link
Windmill Day: 10
World Fair Trade Day: 10
World Migratory Bird Day: 10-11 Link
Eat What You Want Day: 11
Mother's Day: 11
Pentecost or WhitSunday: 11
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: 12 Link
Limerick Day: 12
Native American Rights Day: 12
National Nutty Fudge Day: 12 Link
Stamp Out Hunger - NALC Food Drive: 12
Library Legislative Day: 13-14
National Night Shift Workers Day: 14
National Third Shift Workers Day: 14
Donate A Day's Wages To Charity Day: 14
Receptionists Day: 14
Root Canal Appreciation Day: 14
Underground America Day: 14
International Day of Families: 15
National Chocolate Chip Day: 15 Link
National Safety Dose Day: 15 Link
Nylon Stockings Day: 15
Peace Officer Memorial Day: 15
Biographer's Day: 16
Dulcimer Days: 16-18
International Virtual Assistants Day: 16
National Bike to Work Day: 16
National Defense Transportation Day: 16
National Pizza Party Day: 16
National Sea Monkey Day: 16 Link
Armed Forces Day: 17
Baby Sitter Safety Day: 17
Fishing Has No Boundaries Day: 17-18
Preakness Stakes: 17
World Telecommunications Day: 17
World Information Society Day: 17
Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day: 18
International Museum Day: 18
NASCAR Day: 18 Link
Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day: 18
Visit Your Relatives Day: 18
Whistler's Mother Day: 18
Victoria Day: 19 ( 3rd Monday in Canada)
Eliza Doolittle Day: 20
Weights & Measures Day: 20
American Red Cross Founder's Day: 21
National Employee Health & Fitness Day: 21 Link
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day: 21
I Need A Patch For That Day: 21
National Wait Staff Day: 21
World Day for Culteral Diversity for Dialogue & Development: 21
International Day for Biological Diversity: 22
National Maritime Day: 22
Declaration of the Bab Day: 23
National Taffy Day: 23 Link
ARMAD - Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day: 24 Link
Brother's Day: 24
International Jazz Day: 24
Julia Pierpont Day: 24
Plant A Letterbox Day: 24
Tiara Day: 24 Link
National Missing Children's Day: 25
National Tap Dance Day: 25
Neighbor Day: 25
Indianapolis 500: 25
Nerd Pride Day or Geek Pride Day: 25 Link
Towel Day: 25 Link
Memorial Day: 26 (Observed)
Prayer for Peace Memorial Day: 26
National Senior Health & Fitness Day: 28 Link
Slugs Return From Capistrano Day: 28
International Day of UN Peacekeepers: 29
Hug Your Cat Day: 30
Loomis Day: 30
Memorial Day: 30( Actual)
World No-Tobacco Day: 31

May 08 Moon Phases	5 New Moon 8:18 am EST	11 First Qtr. 11:47 pm EST
	19 Full Moon 10:11 pm EST	27 Last Qtr. 10:57 pm EST

Full Moon on the 19th is called "Flower Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes
because this time of the year flowers are all over.

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