May is the last month of Spring. When May is here, we always know we are one step before summer. But how many things do we know about May?
May is a really nice month since the flowers bloom, the weather gets hotter, and the summer comes closer. Let’s find out more about it!
- May is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days.
- May a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Actually, it’s the equivalent November in the Southern Hemisphere.
- May was named for the Greek Goddess Maia.
- She was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea.
- The festival that honors her was held in May.
- In Hawaii, May 1 is celebrated as Lei Day.
- Leis are garlands or wreaths that are often made with native Hawaiian flowers and leaves.
- Lei Day began in 1927.
- Therefore in 1927, the poet Don Blanding proposed a holiday to recognize the lei’s role in Hawaiian culture.
- “The Fifth of May” is the day that celebrates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle of Puebla in 1862.
- Mother’s Day is always the second Sunday of May. This year’s Mother Day is on May 10th.
- May’s Full Moon is the Full Flower Moon.
- May zodiac signs are Taurus & Gemini.
- May’s birth flowers are the Hawthorn and the Lily-of-the-Valley.
- May’s birthstone is the emerald.
- No US president has ever died in May.
- It’s the only month of the year that can make that claim.
- Superstition says that you shouldn’t buy a broom, wash a blanket, or get married in May.
- May was once considered a bad luck month to get married.
- According to the Cajun Signs of the Zodiac, which says everyone born before May 21 is stubborn, persistent little bloodsuckers while everyone born after May 20 are tricky, independent people who don’t need anyone’s approval.
- The first Saturday in May is World Naked Gardening Day.
- Labour Day or International Workers Day is celebrated annually on 1 May to celebrate the working class and laborers across the world.
- Socialist and labor unions celebrate this day by organizing programs to improve wages and working conditions of the workforce.
- On the 6th of May in 1527: the army of the Holy Roman Emperor sacks Rome.
- Also, on the 6th of May in 1840 the Penny Black revolutionizes communications in Britain.
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
- The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter will ve aligned to form a smiley face on the 16th of May in 2020.
- A study found that people born on May have the lowest risk of illness and disease. We are not sure how much of trust we can put on that study though.
- You’d better not smoke on the 31st of May because it’s World No Tobacco Day.
