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Date Your Mate Month
"It's not too late
to make a date,
but be sure it's
with your spousal mate!
Do not wait
or hesitate,
Or this rhyme
I'll regurgitate!
Sorry, got a little carried away there. Just wanted to remind you
that you can always add some spice to your marriage with a "date" -- just
like before you got married! You remember how, don't you? |
Senior Citizen Month
By Presidential Proclamation since 1963, American has recognized
our senior citizens this month. Call or visit your favorite older Americans
before the end of the month!
National Recommitment Month
May is the month to take a hard look at our commitments -- personal,
marital, family, and others -- and to take action! May 14 - 20 is Marital
Recommitment Week, and May 21 - 27 is Family Recommitment Week |
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Breathe Easy Month (American Lung Association)
Correct Posture Month (American Chiropractic Association)
Family Support Month - Interview one of our Family
experts.
Flower Month
American Bike Month
Correct Posture Month
Foot Health Month
National Allergy/Asthma Month
National Asparagus Month
National Egg Month
National Photo Month
National Salad Month
Good Carkeeping Month
National High Blood Pressure Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
National Radio Month
Older Americans Month -
Touring Theatre Month
National Arthritis Month
Better Sleep Month
National Barbeque Month
Senior Citizens Month
Stroke Awareness Month
Family Support Month
Freedom Shrine Month
Fungal Infection Awareness Month
Better Hearing Month
National Hamburger Month
National Senior Travel Month
National Sight-Saving Month
National Strawberry Month
National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Project Safe Baby Month
National Salsa Month
National Moving month (yea, lets pack those
boxes)
National Arthritis Month
National Barbeque Month
Fibromyalgia
Education and Awareness Month -
Teena
Symptoms
of Fibromyalgia & CFS - Teena
Fibromyalgia
Poem (Slaying the Dragon) - Teena
National Hepatitis Awareness Month
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month |
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Weekly
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May 4-10
Teacher Appreciation Week
Nurse's
Week - Jo
Pet Week
Be Kind To Animals Week
Wild Flower Week
Cartoon Art Appreciation Week
National Family Week
National Bathroom Reading Week
National Music Week
Carpet Care Improvement Week
National Volunteer Week
Childcare Awareness Week
National Photo Week
Pen Friends Week
International Public Service Recognition Week
National
COPD Emphysema Awareness Week -
Jo
National Suicide Awareness Week
Astronomy Week
National Organizing Week |
May 11-17
National
Police Week - Peg
New York Cat Lovers Week
International Online Romance Week
National Postcard Week
Golf Week
National Nursing Home Week
Deaf Awareness Week
National Hospital Week
Goodwill Industries Week
National Transportation Week
Astronomy Week
National Self-Help Book Week
Small Business Week
National Tourism Week
National Herb Week
Flexible Work Arrangements Week
Universal Family Week
National Historic Preservation Week
PTA TeacherAppreciation Week |
May 18-24
Acknowledge Your Supportive Spouse Week
Public Transportation Week
National Police Week
Raisin Week
National Bike Week
Public Relations Week
Art Week
National Historic Preservation Week
World Trade Week
National Educational Bosses Week
Girls Incorporated Week
National Salvation Army Week
Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
Buckle Up America! Week
Pickle Week
National Dog Bite Prevention Week
National Effectiveness Week
National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week
National New Friends, Old Friends Week
World Trade Week
National Backyard Games Week |
May 25-31
Poetry Week
National Frozen Yogurt Week
International Pickle Week
American Beer Week
National
Safe Boating Week -
Jo
Poppy Week (ends Sat before Memorial Day)
National Surgical Technologists Week |
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Daily
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1.
National
Day of Prayer- Jo
May Day
Mankind has celebrated the arrival of spring and rebirth of nature
since antiquity, making May Day perhaps the oldest holiday of all.
May Day has also been a rather lusty celebration through the ages.
It was once common for young adults to draw lots and pair off to "go a
maying" in the woods all May Eve night! The Puritans, however, mightily
disapproved of such immoral behavior, to say nothing of the phallic symbolism
of the May Pole, and in America May Day became a much more tame celebration.
May Day is still celebrated in Europe and some North American cities
with maypoles, dancing, the gathering of spring flowers, and the crowning
of a May Queen. Many romantic customs are associated with May Day as well:
Secretly plant a tree in front of your sweetheart's windows to ensure
your feelings will grow big and strong like the tree. (German)
Plant a tree in front of the newlyweds' homes to insure the longevity
of the marriage. (Bavarian)
Rise before dawn and wash with dew collected on May morn to guarantee
youth or love anew.
Wear a white dogwood blossom on the bosom on May morning, and the
first man encountered wearing a white hat will have the Christian name
of the future husband.
Take a mirror and hold it over a well on May Day to see a reflection
of the future husband.
Look for birds nests on May 1; the number of eggs will tell the
number of years to be single.
Save the Rhino Day
Mother Goose Day
Senior Citizen's Day
Plant a Flower Day
Law Day
Lei Day
Loyalty Day
School Principal's Day
Teen Day
Stepmother's Day |
2.
Fire Day
Sibling Appreciation Day |
3.
World Press Freedom Day
Lumpy Rug Day |
4.
National Candied Orange Peel Day |
5.
Kentucky Derby
If you can't be there for the annual "run for the roses" (kentuckyderby.com),
you can do the next best thing by preparing a cold batch of mint juleps
to sip while you watch the televised race!
To make a mint julep:
4 sprigs mint
1 teaspoon sugar
crushed or shaved ice
1.5 jiggers of bourbon
Up to 30 minutes before serving, crush three mint sprigs with the
sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add ice to top of glass. Add bourbon,
without stirring. Add more ice if desired, then place in freezer until
time to serve. Garnish with remaining mint sprig before serving. Serve
with a straw.
Children's Day (Japan)
Cinco De Mayo
National Hoagie Day
National Chocolate Custard Day |
6.
National
Nurses' Day- Jo
Today, National Nurses' Day, marks the first day of National Nurses'
Week as well. Give thanks today for the nurses who do so much for us and
our loved ones!
No Homework Day
Millions of kids, all of them overloaded with homework, get a much-needed
night off tonight. Give 'em a break, teachers! These young folks are working
harder than Mom 'n' Dad.
Beverage Day |
7.
National Wildflowers Week
Celebrate wildflowers this week -- and the rest of the summer! Call
the Wildflower Hotline or visit the Celebrating
Wildflowers web page for information on wildflower events all over
the country. To learn more about romantic flowers and what Victorians called
the "Language of Flowers," visit me2u.com's flower
pages.
International Tuba Day
Paste Up Day
National Roast Leg of Lamb Day |
8.
National Teacher's Day
No Socks Day
If we give up wearing socks for one day, it will mean a little less
laundry, thereby contributing to the betterment of the environment.
Besides, we will all feel a bit freer, at least for one day.
Have A Coke Day
World
Red Cross Day -
Jo |
9.
Receptionist Day
Lost Sock Memorial Day |
10.
Clean Up Your Room Day
Human Kindness Day
Burning of the Books Day
International
Migratory Bird Day
National Babysitter's Day |
11.
Mother's
Day - Kathryn
A national holiday, and time for children to pay tribute to their
mother, often with gifts and flowers. First observed in 1907 with church
services in which church members wore white carnations.
IrishCream's
Mother's Day Page
Eat What You Want Day
Here’s one day you may actually enjoy yourself. Ignore all
those on-again-off-again warnings.
Migratory Bird Day
Twilight Zone Day |
12.
Limerick Day
Do you like limericks? Compose a limerick to share with your significant
other on this, the birthday of the English author Edward Lear, who popularized
the limerick with his books of light verse and limericks, beginning with
"Book of Nonsense."
"There once was a young man named Chet,
Who spied this challenge on the Internet:
A limerick please write,
And send to this site,
We'll post it if it's the most romantic yet!"
Send your original romantic limericks to your humble editor, suggestions@me2u.com.
we'll post them on our Romantic Limericks page, which also has links to
our favorite Limerick resources on the internet!
Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Day- Teena
Florence Nightingale's Birthday
Recognized for her contributions and devotion to nursing, Florence
Nightingale was an English nurse born on this day in 1820. Here birthday
is also celebrated as International Nurses' Day.
Nonsense Day |
13.
National
Windmill Day (Netherlands)- Peg
This is the day you should visit Holland! For this holiday, as many
windmills as possible will be operating, providing a special treat for
natives and tourists alike. While there are almost 1,000 of the old-fashioned
windmills still standing in the Netherlands, only about 300 of them are
still operational, and many of them are now national monuments
Leprechaun Day
National Apple Pie Day |
14.
National Dance Like A Chicken Day
National
Night Shift Workers Day- Jo |
15.
National Chocolate Chip Day |
16.
Wear Purple For Peace Day
Cancer Day
National Bike to Work Day |
17.
Shavuot
Norway Independence Day
Armed Forces Day
Pack Rat Day |
18.
International Museum Day
Visit Your Relatives Day
Peace Day |
19.
Frog Jumping Jubilee Day |
20.
Good Neighbor Day
Eliza Doolittle Day
Flower Day |
21.
National Memo Day
National Waitresses/Waiters Day |
22.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday
Enjoy a good mystery together! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of
the fictional Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, was born this day in 1859
Buy-A-Musical-Instrument Day |
23.
Penny
Day - Peg
National Taffy Day
World Turtle Day
Brother's Day |
24.
National Escargot Day
Victoria Day (Canada) |
25.
National Tap Dance Day
Missing Children's Day
Women's Day
National Moment of Silence |
26.
International Jazz Day
Celebrate International Jazz Day with some romantic jazz! Favorite
jazz artists of ours include Louis Armstrong, George Benson, Miles Davis,
Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, and Mel Torme. For more information about
International Jazz Day, visit this web
page.
Memorial Day
A national holiday, a time for enjoying family, friends, and the
weather, but also a time to honor those who gave their lives to ensure
our freedom.
Buddha Purnima
Grey Day
National Blueberry Cheesecake Day |
27.
Body Painting Arts Festival |
28.
National Hamburger Day
Whale Day
The Slugs Return From Capistrano Day
It’s a little known secret that slimy slugs spend their winters
in lovely Capistrano, and return to our patios and gardens on this date.
Bare feet are not a good idea. |
29.
End Of The Middle Ages Day |
30.
My
Bucket's Got A Hole In It Day- Teena
Hug Your Cat Day |
31.
Semik Festival (Russia)
Held on the seventh Thursday after Easter ("Semy" means "the seventh"),
young girls would go into the forest to "frolic" and gather boughs. Of
course, they were soon joined by the young men!
The young women would make wreaths from the tree boughs and throw
them into a stream. If the wreath floated, she would be married within
a year!
In another Semik custom, young lovers would throw "crowns" made
of birch tree branches tied with ribbons into the air. It was considered
very lucky for the crowns to touch in midair, and the couple would save
the ribbon to decorate their marriage candles!
No Tobacco Day
National Macaroon Day |
Created for: Diva of the Net
By: Jo ~ IrishCream
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