May Holidays 2009 (Official) Monthly, Weekly, Daily, Silly, Bizarre, Crazy, Unknown Holiday Observances




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2009
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!
Thanks to Nancy Spoerke for letting me know about Silver Star Day.
Thanks to Lauren Larson for letting me know about Drinking Water Week.

May Monthly Observances

ALS Awareness Month
(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease) Link
American Wetlands Month 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
Clean Air 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 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 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
Older Americans Month
Personal History 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 Achievers of Tomorrow Month
National Family Month (5/10 to 6/21)

May Weekly Observances

Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week: 1-7
Pen Friends International Week: 1-7 Link
Tim & Tom Gullikson Week: 1-8 Link
Be Kind To Animals Week: 3-9
Drinking Water Week: 3-10 Link
Flexible Work Arrangement Week: 3-9
Goodwill Industries Week: 3-9
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week: 3-9
National Family Week: 3-9
National Hug Holiday Week: 3-9
National Pet Week: 3-9
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 3-9 Link
Teacher Appreciation Week: 3-9
Update Your References Week: 3-9
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week: 4-10
Intimate Apparel Market Week: 4-8 (also observed in February 2-6, August 5-7 and Nov.2-6)
National Wildflower Week: 4-9
National Nurses Day and Week: 6-12
National Tourism Week: 9-17
National Nursing Home Week: 10-16
National Police Week: 10-16
National Return To Work Week: 10-16
National Transportation Week: 10-16
National Women's Health Week: 10-16 Link
Reading is Fun Week: 10-16
National Etiquette Week: 11-15
Salvation Army Week: 11-17 Link
Universal Family Week: 11-17 Link
Children's Book Week: 11-17
National Stuttering Awareness Week: 11-17
National Dog Bite Prevention Week: 17-25
National New Friends, Old Friends Week: 17-23
National Safe Boating Week: 17-23
World Trade Week: 17-23
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week: 18-24 Link
National Effectiveness Week: 18-25
National Medical Transcription Week: 18-24 Link
National Backyard Games Week: 18-25
Work At Home Moms Week:18-24
Cover the Uninsured Week: 23-30 Link
Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories: 25-31
Black Single Parents Week: 31-6/6

May Daily Observances

An * in front of the day means that it hasn't changed in 3 years.
So we are going to state that the date on these days never changes.

*Amtrak Day: 1
*Beltaine: 1 Link
Emmet Kelly Clown Days: 1-3
*Executive Coaching Day: 1
Keep Kids Alive! Drive 25 Day: 1
*Law Day: 1
*Lei Day: 1
*Loyalty Day: 1
*May Day: 1
*Mother Goose Day: 1
*New Homeowner's Day: 1
*School Principals' Day: 1
Silver Star Day: 1 Link
*Stepmother's Day: 1
No Pants Day: 1 Link
Space Day 1: Link
Tuba Day: 1 Link
Astronomy Day: 2
Join Hands Day: 2 Link
*Roberts Rule of Order Day: 2
Free Comic Book Day: 2 Link
Kentucky Derby: 2
Join Hands Day: 2
National Homebrew Day: 2
National Scrapbooking Day: 2 Link
*Garden Meditation Day: 3
*Lumpy Rug Day: 3
National Two Different Colored Shoes Day: 3
Paranormal Day: 3
*World Press Freedom Day: 3
Motorcycle Mass & Blessing of The Bikes Day: 3
National Infertility Survival Day: 3
Melanoma Monday: 4
*Respect for Chickens Day: 4
(World) Asthma Day: 5 Link
* Cartoonists Day: 5
*Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: 5 Link
*Cinco de Mayo: 5
*Totally Chipotle Day: 5
Childhood Depression Awareness Day: 5
Joseph Brackett Day: 5
National Teacher Day: 5
Great American Grump Out: 6 Link
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: 6 Link
National School Nurse Day: 6
*No Diet Day: 6
*No Homework Day: 6
*Nurses Day: 6
Occupational Safety & Health Professional's Day: 6
Children's Mental Health Awareness Day: 7 Link
National Day of Prayer: 7
National Day of Reason: 7
*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: 8 Link (Friday before Mother's Day)
Military Spouse Appreciation Day: 8 Link
Armed Forces Day Military-Amateur Crossband Communications: 10 Link
Birthmother's Day (Saturday before Mother's Day): 9 Link
International Migratory Bird Day: 9
Letter Carrier's Food Drive Day: 9
Mother Ocean Day: 9
National Babysitter's Day: 9
National Miniature Golf Day: 9
National Train Day: 9 Link
Stay Up All Night Day: 9
World Fair Trade Day: 9
World Migratory Bird Day: 9-10 Link
*Lupus Day: 10
Mother's Day: 10
*Windmill Day: 10
*Eat What You Want Day: 11
Library Legislative Day: 12
*Limerick Day: 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: 11 Link
*National Nutty Fudge Day: 12 Link
Library Legislative Day: 12
National Night Shift Workers Day: 13
National Third Shift Workers Day: 13
Receptionists Day: 13
Root Canal Appreciation Day: 13
*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
International Virtual Assistants Day: 15
National Bike to Work Day: 15
National Defense Transportation Day: 15
National Pizza Party Day: 15
Armed Forces Day: 16 (3rd Saturday in May)
*Biographer's Day: 16
*National Sea Monkey Day: 16 Link
Preakness Stakes: 16
Rogation Sunday: 17
Rural Life Sunday Day: 17
*World Telecommunications Day: 17
*World Information Society Day: 17
NASCAR Day: 17 Link
*International Museum Day: 18
Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day: 18
*Visit Your Relatives Day: 18
Victoria Day: 18 ( 3rd Monday in Canada)
Ascension Day: 19
Boys Club Day: 19
May Ray Day: 19
*Eliza Doolittle Day: 20
*Weights & Measures Day: 20
National Employee Health & Fitness Day: 20 Link (The 3rd Wednesday in May)
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day: 20|
*American Red Cross Founder's 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
National Wig Out Day: 22
*Declaration of the Bab Day: 23
International Jazz Day: 23
Julia Pierpont Day: 23
*National Taffy Day: 23 Link
Tiara Day: 23 Link
World Turtle Day: 23
ARMAD - Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day: 24 Link
*Brother's Day: 24
Neighbor Day: 24
Cookie Monster's Birthday: 25 Link
*National Missing Children's Day: 25
National Tap Dance Day: 25
Nerd Pride Day or Geek Pride Day: 25 Link
Towel Day: 25 Link
Memorial Day: 25 (Observed)
Prayer for Peace Memorial Day: 25
National Senior Health & Fitness Day: 27 Link
*Sierra Club Day: 28 Link
*Slugs Return From Capistrano Day: 28
*Hug Your Cat Day: 30
*Loomis Day: 30
*Memorial Day: 30( Actual)
Pentecost or WhitSunday: 31
*World No-Tobacco Day: 31

May 09 Moon Phases	1 First Qtr. 4:44 pm EST	9 Full Moon 12:01 am EST
	17 Last Qtr. 3:26 am EST	24 New Moon 8:11 am EST

Full Moon on the 9th 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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