by Edie Melson @EdieMelson
It’s time again for Calendar Days. These are just fun to read. They’re also a great way to jumpstart our creativity when looking for ideas for articles and blog posts. They’re also a fun writing prompt idea.
In addition, calendar days are great conversation starters for social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, especially when two contrasting holidays fall on the same date. Here are some that tickled my funny bone this month:
In addition, calendar days are great conversation starters for social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, especially when two contrasting holidays fall on the same date. Here are some that tickled my funny bone this month:
May sixth is National Teachers Day and No Homework Day. I wonder if that's for the teacher's benefit or the students? May eighth is No Socks Day, followed by May ninth, which is Lost Sock Memorial Day. Did someone lose a sock when they went without? May eighteenth is No Dirty Dishes Day and Visit Your Relatives Day—I definitely want them to visit when there aren't any dirty dishes in the sink!
May Holidays,
Special Days & Downright Crazy Days
May is:
Foster Care
Month
Older Americans
Month
National
Barbecue Month
National
Recommitment Month
Date Your Mate
Month
Get Caught
Reading Month
National
Military Spouse Month
National
Photograph Month
National Bike
Month
National
Hamburger Month
National Blood
Pressure Month
National Salad
Month
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| Week One in May is Nurses Week |
Weekly
Celebrations
Week 1:
Nurses Week
Week 2:
Wildflower Week
Week 3:
National Police
Week
National Bike
Week
Week 4:
Emergency
Medical Services Week
May 1
Lei Day
May Day
Loyalty Day
Save the Rhino
Day
Batman Day
School
Principals Day
Mother Goose Day
International
Tuba Day (First Friday in May)
Space Day (First
Friday in May)
May 2
Play Your
Ukulele Day
Baby Day
Free Comic Book
Day
Brothers and
Sisters Day
May 3
Paranormal Day
Lumpy Rug Day
Two Different
Colored Shoes Day
World Press
Freedom Day
 |
| May 4 is Star Wars Day |
May 4
Bird Day
National
Candied Orange Peel Day
Renewal Day
Star Wars Day
(you know, May the 4th be with you)
Fire Fighter’s
Day
May 5
Cinco de Mayo
National Hoagie
Day
Oyster Day
Cartoonists Day
Ferret Day
May 6
Beverage Day
National
Tourist Appreciation Day
School Nurses
Day
No Diet Day
No Homework Day
National
Teachers Day (Tuesday of the first full week in May)
May 7
National
Tourism Day
Roast Leg of Lamb
Day
May 8
Iris Day
V-E Day
World Red Cross
Day/World Red Crescent Day
No Socks Day
Military
Spouses Day (the Friday before Mother’s Day)
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| May 9 is National Train Day |
May 9
Lost Sock
Memorial Day
National Train
Day
Fair Trade Day
International
Migratory Bird Day (the second Saturday in May)
May 10
Mother’s Day
Windmill Day
Stay Up all
Night Night
Confederate
Memorial Day
Clean Up Your
Room Day
May 11
Eat What You
Want Day
Twilight Zone
Day
May 12
Fatigue
Syndrome Day
International
Nurses Day
Limerick Day
Nutty Fudge Day
Doodle Day
May 13
Leprechaun Day
Frog Jumping
Day
Top Gun Day
National
Receptionist Day (the Second Wednesday in May)
May 14
Chicken Dance
Day
Golf Day
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| May 15 is National Bike to Work Day |
May 15
National
Chocolate Chip Day
Police
Officer’s Memorial Day
Straw Hat Day
Pizza Party Day
Endangered
Species Day
National Bike
to Work Day (Third Friday in May)
May 16
Love a Tree Day
National Sea
Monkey Day
Learn to Swim
Day
Wear Purple for
Peace Day
Biographers Day
Armed Forces Day
(Third Saturday of May)
May 17
Pack Rat Day
World
Telecommunications Day
World Baking
Day
May 18
International
Museum Day
No Dirty Dishes
Day
Visit Your
Relatives Day
May 19
Boy’s Club Day
Accounting Day
May Ray Day
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| May 20 is Pick Strawberries Day |
May 20
Pick
Strawberries Day
Be a
Millionaire Day
Weights &
Measures Day
May 21
National Memo
Day
Endangered
Species Day
May 22
Buy a Musical
Instrument Day
Maritime Day
May 23
Lucky Penny Day
Turtle Day
International
Jazz Day (Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend)
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| May 24 is National Escargot Day |
May 24
National
Escargot Day
Tiara Day
Brothers Day
May 25
Towel Day
Tap Dance Day
National Missing
Children’s Day
Memorial Day
(Last Monday of the Month)
May 26
Sally Ride Day
World Lindy Hop
Day
Blueberry
Cheesecake Day
May 27
Cellophane Tape
Day
Sun Screen Day
Senior Health
and Fitness Day
May 28
Amnesty
International Day
May 29
Learn About composting
Day
Biscuit Day
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| May 30 is Water a Flower Day |
May 30
Water a Flower
Day
Loomis Day
Neighbor Day
May 31
National
Macaroon Day
World No
Tobacco Day
Save Your
Hearing Day
Now let's do a
little brainstorming for May. What are some of your favorite days from
the list and how do you propose using them?
Don't forget to
join the conversation,
Blessings,
Edie
TWEETABLES
I'm just hoping my hubby doesn't learn that May 22 is "Buy a Musical Instrument Day." :) I always enjoy these posts, Edie.
ReplyDeleteI love this. I wrote about National Blah Blah Day in April because of your Calendar Days Post. Thanks! Beth
ReplyDeleteThis is great. For me, May will always be the most significant month in the calendar year. And you have just reinforced that.
ReplyDeleteMay is also Lyme Disease Awareness Month an event recognized Worldwide to raise awareness for the growing incidence of this debilitating tick-borne illness. Many events and fundraisers occur to raise funds for research and many people will wear lime green ribbons to show their support. More than 300,000 cases of Lyme disease are diagnosed in the US each year, and those numbers are on the rise.
ReplyDeleteI'll be busy all day, May 9th, mourning a multitude of lost socks.And I'm wondering how the selection process works for Be a Millionaire Day? I'd like to put my name in the hat. :)
ReplyDeleteFun list, as always, Edie!
Hey! It's gonna take me all month to read this list. :-) Thanks for this. It's already given me some ideas.
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