Results: All Things May
Published on 05/10/2019
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For many, May is the best month of the year. Not too hot, usually not too rainy and full of the promise of summer. May is also the month we celebrate Mothers, with Mother's Day on the second Sunday of the month, and both the U.S. and Canada have long weekends to enjoy. What will you be celebrating this May?
Mother's Day -- Sunday, May 12 -- celebrates mothers
56%
1204 votes
Victoria Day -- Canada -- to honour Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and the unofficial start of summer in Canada
17%
371 votes
Memorial Day -- U.S. -- dedicated to service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country and the unofficial start to summer in the U.S.
34%
717 votes
May Day -- May 1st -- celebration of spring and the coming of summer
9%
196 votes
Cinco de Mayo -- May 5 -- Hispanic and Mexican pride and a time to celebrate the rich culture.
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246 votes
Star Wars Day -- May 4 (May the Fourth be with you)
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156 votes
Amnesty International Day -- May 28 -- recognizes the need to protect human rights around the world.
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54 votes
Celebrating a birthday
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388 votes
Celebrating an anniversary
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119 votes
Celebrating a high school, university or college graduation
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78 votes
National Teacher's Day-- Tuesday, May 7
3%
57 votes
National Nurse's Day -- Monday, May 6
3%
58 votes
None of these
24%
523 votes
Ramadan -- May 5 -- Muslim time of fasting, worship, and renewal of family ties
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44 votes
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It seems like there's a special day or even several for any day of the year, and May is no exception. How many of these random but still amusing "days" will you celebrate this May?
May 4 National Candied Orange Peel Day
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35 votes
May 5 National Hoagie Day
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42 votes
May 6 No Diet Day
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57 votes
May 8 National Outdoor Intercourse Day
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50 votes
May 9 Lost Sock Memorial Day
2%
47 votes
May 13 Frog Jumping Day
2%
44 votes
May 14 Dance Like a Chicken Day
3%
58 votes
May 18 No Dirty Dishes Day
3%
56 votes
May 22 World Goth Day
2%
34 votes
May 25 Tap Dance Day
1%
31 votes
May 30 Mint Julep Day
1%
24 votes
May 31 National Macaroon Day
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36 votes
Hey, I love a holiday -- I'll celebrate all of them!
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132 votes
None
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1682 votes
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How many of these May trivia facts did you already know?
The month May was named for Maia, the Greek goddess of fertility.
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197 votes
In any given year, no month ever begins or ends on the same day of the week as May does.
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114 votes
May's birthstone is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success.
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May was once considered a bad luck month to get married. There is a poem that says "Marry in May and you'll rue the day".
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On May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building was officially opened.
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On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened in San Francisco.
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Knew all of these
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56 votes
None
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1274 votes
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Finally, a few quotes about this special month. Which ones do you like?
I'm only wishing to go a-fishing; For this the month of May was made. -- Henry Van Dyke
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119 votes
You are as welcome as the flowers in May. -- Charles Macklin
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340 votes
Tis a month before the month of May, And the spring comes slowly up this way. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
7%
150 votes
May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive. -- Fennel Hudson
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170 votes
The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May. -- Edwin Way Teale
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231 votes
Sweet April showers do spring May flowers. -- Thomas Tusser
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627 votes
Like them all
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284 votes
None
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816 votes
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May -- William Shakespeare
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384 votes
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