May 2011 Calendar of Events

Taurus is April 21 to May 21
Gemini is May 22 to June 21

May 1 is French and Spanish (and Russian) Labour Day (Fête du Travail). May 1 is the Wiccan Beltane and May 2 is the Jewish Lag B’Omer, May 2 is the Twelfth Day of Ridvan for the Baha’i. May 2 is the Chinese Cheung Chau (God of the Sea) festival. May 3 is Polish Constitution day. May 3 is Constitution Memorial Day in Japan, (Kenpo Kinenbi), May 4 is Japanese Greenery Day.

May 5 Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo. May 5 the Dutch celebrate liberation from Nazi forces in WWII. May 5 is Boys festival/Children’s Day. May 6 is Syrian Martyr’s day. First Monday in May is a UK Early May bank holiday, Last Monday in May is a UK Spring Bank Holiday. 8 May is VE Day for the WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945. May 9 is Thailand Visakha Bucha buddha’s Birthday. May 8 in the Czech Republic is Liberation Day. May 9 and 11 are Russian Victory Day and the (war) holiday remembrance. Paraguay marks May 15 independence form Spain. May 17 is Norwegian Constitution day.

May 13 is the Ascension of Christ – May 18 is Canadian Victoria Day and May 19-20 is Jewish Shavuot. May 19 is Turkish Ataturk remembrance holiday. 21 May is Catholic French Ascension Day. May 22 is Yemen National Independence Day holiday (from Britain). May 18 observes a holiday in Uruguay for the Battle of Los Pedras. May 21 is Chilean Navy day. May 23 is the Pentecost -and for the Bahai the Declaration of the Bab. May 23 is a national holiday in Morocco. May 25 is Independence day in Jordan. May 25, 2009 is Memorial Day in the USA. May 27 is Buddha Day the Visakha Puja for Buddhists.

May 28 starts the Chinese Dragon Boat festival. Celebrated also in Taiwan, this commemorates the Chinese poet, Chau Yuan (328-298 b.c.) drowned himself in the lake to protest the corruption of the court. May 29 is the Baha’i Ascension of Baha’u'llah. May 30 is Trinity Sunday and All Saints – Orthodox Christian In France 31 May is Whit Sunday.