May

: ''This article is about the month of May. For the tree of that name, see Hawthorn. See also People_whose_name_includes_May.''

is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian_Calendar, with 31 days. It may have been named for the Roman_goddess Maia or more likely for the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona_Dea, whose festival was held in May. In Japan, there is the so-called May_sickness, a kind of sickness where new students or workers start to be tired of their new schoolwork or jobs. It is due to a Japanese custom that all schoolyears and fiscal_years start on April 1st.

Events in May

In many countries, May_Day is May_1. This is celebrated as Labor_Day in many countries.

In the Irish_calendar, May 1 is Beltane (Bealtaine) -the first day of Summer and a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.

In the United_Kingdom, May_Day is May_1, but a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.

In Wetern Europe May 8 is day of victory in WWII. In Eastern Europe it is celebrated in May 9.

In Europe May 9 is day of Europe

In the US, Canada and Australia, Mother's_Day is the second Sunday in May.

In Canada, Victoria_Day is observed on the Monday on or before May_24.

In the US, Memorial_Day, a public holiday, is on May_30, but observed on the last Monday in May.