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May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days.

May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States (Memorial Day) and Canada (Victoria Day) that ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September.

May (in Latin, Maius) was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for "elders", and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or "young people" (Fasti VI.88).

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May apples blooming. Common name given due to the plant's tendency to bloom in the month of May.
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Special devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary take place in May

Eta Aquariids meteor shower appears in May. It is visible from about April 21 to about May 20 each year with peak activity on or around May 6. The Arietids shower from May 22 – July 2, and peaks on June 7. The Virginids also shower at various dates in May.

Ancient Roman observancesEdit

Under the calendar of ancient Rome, the festival of Bona Dea fell on May 1, Argei fell on May 14 or May 15, Agonalia fell on May 21, and Ambarvalia on May 29. Floralia was held April 27 during the Republican era, or April 28 on the Julian calendar, and lasted until May 3. Lemuria fell on 9,11, and 13 May under the Julian calendar. The College of Aesculapius and Hygia celebrated two festivals of Rosalia, one on May 11 and one on May 22. Rosalia was also celebrated at Pergamon on May 24–26. A military Rosalia festival, Rosaliae signorum, also occurred on May 31. Ludi Fabarici was celebrated May 29 – June 1. Mercury would receive a sacrifice on the Ides of May (May 15). Tubilustrium took place on May 23 as well as in March. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.Template:Citation needed

SymbolsEdit

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Emerald brooch

May's birthstone is the emerald, which is emblematic of love and success. Birth flowers are the Lily of the Valley and Crataegus monogyna.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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The Lily of the Valley
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Crataegus monogyna
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Mayflowers

The "Mayflower" Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May, and the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, west to Kentucky in the southern range, and to Northwest Territories in the north. The zodiac signs are Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onward).<ref>The Earth passed the junction of the signs at 13:49 UT/GMT May 20, 2020, and will pass it again at 19:37 UT/GMT May 20, 2021.</ref><ref name=astrology>Template:Citation. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.</ref>

ObservancesEdit

Month-longEdit

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  • Kaamatan harvest festival (Labuan, Sabah)
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United StatesEdit

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The green ribbon is the international symbol of mental health awareness.

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Non-GregorianEdit

(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)

Movable, 2019Edit

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Western ChristianEdit

Labour Day: May 1

Sunday after Divine Mercy Sunday: May 5

Monday and Tuesday in the week following the third Sunday of Easter: May 6–7

Fourth Sunday after Easter: May 12

Fourth Friday after Easter: May 17

Third Sunday of May: May 19

Sunday preceding the Rogation days: May 26

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday preceding Feast of the Ascension: May 27–29

39 days after Easter: May 30

Eastern ChristianEdit

Wednesday after Pascha: May 1

Thursday after Pascha: May 2

Friday after Pascha: May 3

Saturday after Pascha: May 4

8th day after Pascha: May 5

2nd Tuesday of Pascha, or 2nd Monday of Pascha, depending on region: May 6 or May 7

2nd Sunday following Pascha: May 12

4th Sunday of Pascha: May 26

Wednesday after the Sunday of the Paralytic: May 29

Movable civicEdit

Last Friday in April to the first Sunday in MayEdit

First ThursdayEdit

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First full weekEdit

Tuesday of First full weekEdit
Wednesday of first full weekEdit

Second week in MayEdit

First TuesdayEdit

Friday preceding Second Sunday in MayEdit

Saturday closest to May 10Edit

Second SaturdayEdit

Second WeekendEdit

Second SundayEdit

Week of May 12Edit

Third Weekend, including FridayEdit

Third FridayEdit

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Third SaturdayEdit

Third SundayEdit

Monday on or before May 24Edit

Third MondayEdit

Monday on or before May 25Edit

Last Monday preceding May 25Edit

May 24, or the nearest weekday if May 24 falls on a weekendEdit

Saturday closest to May 30Edit

Last WeekendEdit

Last SundayEdit

Last MondayEdit

Last WednesdayEdit

Last ThursdayEdit

FixedEdit

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May, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
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May, Leandro Bassano
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Rosa chinensis, the flower symbol of May
  • April 29 to May 5 in Japan, which includes four different holidays, is called "Golden Week". Many workers have up to 10 days off. There is also 'May sickness', where new students or workers start to be tired of their new routine. (In Japan the school year and fiscal year start on April 1.)
  • Mayovka, in the context of the late Russian Empire, was a picnic in the countryside or in a park in the early days of May, hence the name. Eventually, "mayovka" (specifically, "proletarian mayovka") came to mean an illegal celebration of May 1 by revolutionary public, typically presented as an innocent picnic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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