May 2014

MAY 2014

The fifth month of the year is MAY! Did you know that May was named for the Greek goddess Maia?

Events in May: 

• The first Saturday in May is the date of the annual Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States.
• May 4 is consider by many Star Wars fans to be Star Wars day for "May the fourth be with you" sounding similar to "May the force be with you".
• May 25 is Towel Day, in tribute to Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day in the United States.
• The Indianapolis 500 is held on the Sunday before Memorial Day.
• In Canada, Victoria Day is celebrated on the last Monday on or before May 24.
• The last Monday of May is Memorial Day in the United States, first celebrated on May 5, 1866, in Waterloo, New York.

Month-long Events in May

• Asthma Awareness Month
• Celiac Awareness Month
• May is National Stroke Awareness Month
• May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

Weeklong Events in May

2nd Week of May

• Bike Week (Bicycle Week) is a yearly international event that advocates the importance of bicycling as a means of transportation. Bike Week takes place during the second week of May or June and is typically an entire week of city-wide cycling supplemented with events.

Above information taken from Wikipedia. 

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