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Third Friday in May
We have two food holidays tomorrow:
- 'National Chocolate Chip Day'.
[The Hankster says] The first chips that made the first Toll House cookies in 1937 were chips off a Nestle chocolate bar. In 1939 Nestle put the recipe on their candy bar and gave its' creator, Ruth Graves Wakefield, a life time supply of chocolate. BTW, the chocolate bar came with a small chopping tool.
- 'National Pizza Party Day'. On the third Friday in May
[The Hankster says] Pizza and party. What else needs to be said.
We are in National Police Week. Tomorrow is 'Peace Officers Memorial Day'. From Wikipedia: 'Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and Federal peace officers who have died in the line of duty. The Memorial takes place on May 15, and Police Week is the calendar week in which the Memorial falls. The event is sponsored by the National Fraternal Order of Police and is implemented by the National FOP Memorial Committee. Other even
ts of National Police Week include the annual Blue Mass, Candlelight Vigil, Wreath Laying Ceremony, National Police Survivors Conference, Honor Guard Competition, and the Emerald Society and Pipe Band March and Service'.
Time to switch that felt winter hat for something more spring like. Tomorrow is 'Straw Hat Day'.
[The Hankster says] This has got to be an old celebration that wouldn't die. I just switch ball caps.
For you, work at home-er's. Tomorrow it is 'International Virtual Assistants Day'. Third Friday in May. It celebrates contractors conducting business for others over the Internet.
Awareness / Observance Days on: May 15
o Health
- 'Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day'. From the web site: 'Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and/or vomiting with potential adverse consequences for the mom-to-be and the newborn(s)'.
- 'Cake Break'. A Multiple Sclerosis Society fund raiser in Great Britain. Dictionary definition of MS: 'a chronic, typically progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, whose symptoms may include numbness, impairment of speech and of muscular coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue.'
- 'Global TSC Day'. By Tuberous Sclerosis Canada.
- 'International MPS Awareness Day'. From the web site: 'Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) diseases are genetic lysosomal diseases (LD) caused by the body's inability to produce specific enzymes. Normally, the body uses enzymes to break down and recycle materials in cells. In individuals with MPS the missing or insufficient enzyme prevents the proper recycling process, resulting in the storage of materials in virtually every cell of the body. As a result, cells do not perform properly and may cause progress
mage throughout the body, including the heart, bones, joints, respiratory system and central nervous system. While the disease may not be apparent at birth, signs and symptoms develop with age as more cells become damaged by the accumulation of cell materials.
- 'Put on Purple'. By the Lupus Foundation of America. From the web site: 'Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years'.
- 'SCI Awareness Day'. In Great Britain by the Spinal Injuries Association. From the web site: 'Every eight hours someone in the UK is told that they will never walk again due to spinal cord damage. It could happen to anyone, at any time, as a result of an accident or illness.'
- 'World Autoimmune Arthritis Day'. First day of May 15-21 event. From the web site: 'The International Foundation for Autoimmune Arthritis is committed to eliminating the adversity caused by autoimmune arthritis.'
o Animal and Pets
- 'National Endangered Species Day – Third Friday in May'. From the web site:
Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions they can take to help protect them.
- 'International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day'.
o Other
- ' International Day of Families'. From Wikipedia: 'May 15 is the International Day of Families, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237. The day reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The first such day was observed on May 15, 1994'.
- National Bike to Work Day'. Promotes the bicycle as an option for commuting to work. From Wikipedia: 'Bike to Work Day was originated by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956 and is a part of Bike-to-Work Week, which is in turn part of National Bike Month'.
- 'National Defense Transportation Day'. Third Friday in May:. From Wikipedia: According to 36 U.S.C. § 120, on National Defense Transportation Day, the president urges 'the people of the United States, including labor, management, users, and investors, in all communities served by the various forms of transportation to observe National Defense Transportation Day by appropriate ceremonies that will give complete recognition to the importance to each community and its people of the transportation syst
the United States and the maintenance of the facilities of the system in the most modern state of adequacy to serve the needs of the United States in times of peace and in national defense'.
- 'Teachers' Day in Mexico'.
Benjamin Franklin once said 'Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.'
[The Hankster says] Kind-da goes along with the false concept of multi tasking. I wonder who, on May 15, on some day in the past was able to save that crucial stitch and save the other nine for the future. Our future.
In 1813, Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 1851, The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier.
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
In 1918, The US Post Office Department begins world's first regular airmail service.
In 1928, Mickey Mouse makes his first cartoon appearance in the Disney short film 'Plane Crazy'.
In 1930, Ellen Church, a registered nurse, becomes world's first airline stewardess. The requirements were: registered nurse, under 25, no taller than 5-feet-4, and no more than 115 pounds.
In 1941, First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
In 1940, Nylon hose goes on sale.
In 1940, McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
In 1942, In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
In 1963, At the 5th Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year is 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' by ,Tony Bennet
- Album of the Year is 'The First Family' (comedy) by Vaughn Meader.
- Song of the Year is 'What Kind of Fool Am I?'.
- Best new Artist is Robert Goulet.
No. 1 song
Top movie
Monthly holiday / awareness days in May
Food
Aramanth May Grain of the Month
Gifts From The Garden Month
International / National Mediterranean Diet Month
National Barbeque Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Salsa Month
National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
National Vinegar Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month
Health and Well-Being
Descriptions are simple dictionary definitions and are not meant to be
a full medical description.
ALS Awareness Month (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month (communication disorders)
Borderline Personality Disorder Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Celiac Awareness Month (gluten sensitivity)
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
EDS Awareness Month ((Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - inherited disorder affecting connective tissues)
Family Wellness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month (musculoskeletal pain, fatigue,)
Global Civility Awareness Month
Global Health and Fitness Month
Heal the Children Month (provides critical medical care to children all around the world)
Healthy Vision Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month (hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells)
Lupus Awareness Month (chronic, autoimmune disease effecting skin, joints, organs)
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Better Hearing Month
National Hepatitis Awareness Month (inflammation of the liver)
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
Neurofibromatosis / NF Awareness Month (gentic disorder, most concerned with tumors of the nerves)
Lyme Disease Awareness Month (inflammatory disease transmitted by bacteria via ticks)
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month ( brittle and fragile bone disease)
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Physiotherapy Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Toddler Immunization Month
National Tuberous Sclerosis Month
National Water Safety Month
Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month (genetic condition of Infants, slow growth, weakness)
Preeclampsia Awareness Month (a condition in pregnancy)
Strike Out Strokes Month
Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month (progressive deterioration of nerve cells )
Tourettes Syndrome Awareness (neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics)
Women's Health Care Month
Environmental
American Wetlands Month
Clean Air Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month
Other
APS Awareness Month (American Physical Society)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Building Safety Month
Creative Beginnings Month
Drum Month (music)
Get Caught Reading Month
Golf Month
Haitian Heritage Month
International Audit Month
International Business Image Improvement Month
Latino Books Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
National Bike Month
National Foster Care Month
National Good Car Keeping Month
National Inventors Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Photo Month
National Preservation Month (by The National Register of Historic Places)
National Smile Month
Older Americans Month
Personal History Month
Social Security Education Awareness Month
Tennis Month
Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month
Pets
Chip Your Pet Month
Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month
National Pet Month
National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
May is:
May origin (from Wikipedia):
The month May was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified
with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was
held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology,
in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for
'elders,' and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or 'young people'
May
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is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
May is a month of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer in Europe). Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
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