May 2011
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Holidays 5.31
Ambarvalia (Old Roman; No Work Day) Beer Judge Day Independence Day (South Africa; Union of South Africa declared, 1910; Republic of South Africa declared, 1961) Macaroon Day Speak In Complete Sentences Day Syaday (Discordian) What You Think Upon Grows Day World No Tobacco Day (UN)
May 31st
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Holidays 5.30
Canary Islands Day Decoration Day [Last Monday] Frigg’s Day (Norse Queen of Heaven) Kaamatan Festival begins (Kadazandusuns; Malaysia)) Memorial Day [Last Monday] Mint Julep Day My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It Day St. Walston’s Day (patron of farmers)
May 31st
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“Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer.”
–  Frederick the Great
May 30th
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Holidays 5.29
Ambarvailia (Old Roman Purification Festival to Ceres) Cavalcata Sarda (Sardinia) [Last Sunday] Coq au Vin Day End of the Middle Ages Day Indianapolis 500 Race Day [Sunday before Memorial Day] International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (UN) International Jazz Day Loomis Day Luilak (Lazy Bones Day; Belgium) Mad Sunday (Isle of Man) [Last Sunday] Neighbor Day (Rhode...
May 30th
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“With hekt (beer) the Ka (spirit) is kept in balance with the liver and blood —...”
–  Ancient Egyptian Physician
May 29th
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Holidays 5.28
Amnesty International Day Brisket Day Derg Downfall Day (Ethiopia) Feast of Zerowork Hug Your Cat Day Independence Day (Azerbaijan; from USSR, 1991) National Hamburger Day Slugs Return From Capistrano Day Tano Day (aka Swing Day; Korea) Whale Day
May 29th
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Holidays 5.27
Birthday of the Buddha Cellophane Tape Day Clean Sneakers Appreciation Day Grape Popsicle Day National Buttercup Day National Wig Out Day Season of Confusion begins (Discordian) Throw the Bastards Out Day
May 28th
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“There is food in beer, but there is no beer in food. Beer is like liquid...”
–  Jim Koch
May 27th
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Holidays 5.26
Blueberry Cheesecake Day Feast of VooDoo Economics Go Barefoot Around the House Day Grey Day Independence Day (Georgia; from Russia, 1918) Independence Day (Guyana; from UK, 1966) National Death Busters Day National Paper Airplane Day Sorry Day (Australia) Windmill Day (Netherlands)
May 27th
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“Drinking really cold beer is like slapping yourself in the face with an ice...”
–  Michael Jackson
May 26th
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Holidays 5.25
Africa Day Bojangles Day Flitting Day (Scotland) Geek Pride Day Independence Day (Jordan; from UK, 1946) International Towel Day National Don’t Utter a Word Day National Missing Children’s Day Revolution Day (Argentina) National Tap Dance Day Poetry Day (Florida) Saint Cool Day Senior Health & Fitness Day Star Wars Day Towel Day Wine Day
May 25th
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“God made yeast, as well as dough, and loves fermentation just as dearly as he...”
–  Ralph Waldo Emerson
May 25th
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Holidays 5.24
Aldersgate Day (Methodism) Bermuda Day Brother’s Day Commonwealth Day (Belize) Escargot Day Feast of Hermes Trismegistus (patron of alchemy) Hug Your Cat Day Independence Day (Eritrea; from Ethiopia, 1993) International Tiara Day The Mothers (Celtic Prosperity Festival) Play Kick the Can With A Kid Day World Schizophrenia Day
May 25th
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“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but...”
–  Hunter S. Thompson
May 24th
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Holidays 5.23
Climb A Tree Day Declaration of the Bab (Baba’i) Go For A Walk In Your Swim Fins Day International Jazz Day Linnaeus Day (Sweden) Moog Day South Carolina Statehood Day (#8; 1788) Taffy Day Victoria Day (Canada) [Last Monday before 24th] Vulcan’s Day (Old Rome) World Turtle Day
May 23rd
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“The brewery is the best drug store.”
–  German proverb
May 23rd
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Holidays 5.22
Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day Canadian Immigrants’ Day Harvey Milk Day (California) International Day For Biological Diversity (UN) National Maritime Day National Wig Out Day Ragnar Lodbrok (Viking) Vanilla Pudding Day
May 23rd
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Hollidays 5.21
Circassian Day of Mourning End of the World Day 2011  Feast of the Triple Scoop Festival of Demeter (Greek Barley Mother Goddess) “I Need A Patch For That” Day National Waitstaff Day Red Cross Day Sanja Matsuri begins (Tokyo, Japan) Strawberries and Cream Day World Day For Cultural Diversity
May 21st
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Holidays 5.20
Armed Forces Day (US) {3rd Friday] Beating of the Bounds (Old England) Bike to Work Day (US) [3rd Friday] Eliza Doolittle Day European Maritime Day (EU) Go Fly A Kite With the Kids Day Independence Day (Cuba; from US, 1902) Independence Day (East Timor; from Portugal, 2002) Love Feast Under the Gospel Elm (Wicken, UK) Mecklenburg Day (NC) Mjollnir (Old Germany; Celebration of...
May 20th
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“I am sure of this, that if everybody was to drink their bottle a day, there...”
–  Jane Austen
May 20th
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Holidays 5.19
Circus Day Dark Day (New England) Devil’s Food Cake Day International Chicken Flying Meet Kirkland’s Warbler Day May Ray Day National Memo Day Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
May 20th
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Holidays 5.18
Black Watch Day Cheese Souffle Day International Museum Day Las Piedras Day (Uruguay) National Playday for Health [3rd Wednesday] Revival & Unity Day (Turkmenistan) Rooster Day St. Theodotus’ Day (patron saint of innkeepers) Visit Your Relatives Day World Goodwill Day
May 18th
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“When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the...”
–  Congolese proverb
May 18th
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Holidays 5.17
Cherry Cobbler Day Dea Dia (Goddess of the Cosmos) Famine Memorial Day (Ireland) I-Am-An-American Day International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia National Employee Health & Fitness Day Pack Rat Day Uff Da Day (North Dakota) World Hypertension Day World Information Society Day (UN) World Telecommunication Day (UN)
May 17th
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“For fear that one drink will be lonesome, take another to keep it company, and...”
–  Anonymous
May 17th
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Holidays 5.16
Biographer’s Day Coquilles St. Jacques Day Love A Tree Day Middlesex Day (UK) St. John of Nepomuk’s Day (patron of Bohemia, Czech Republic) Wear Purple For Peace Day
May 17th
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“Said Aristotle unto Plato, ‘Have another sweet potato?’ Said Plato...”
–  Owen Wister
May 16th
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Holidays 5.15
Chocolate Chip Day Conscientious Objectors’ Day International Day of Families (UN) National Pizza Party Day Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean Day Peace Officer Memorial Day Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought, No Matter What It Was!, No Excuses Now Day San Isidro Day (Mexico) Straw Hat Day
May 15th
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“Leave the flurry To the masses; Take your time And shine your glasses.”
–  Old Shaker saying
May 15th
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Holidays 5.14
Brewster’s Day Buttermilk Biscuit Day Fahrenheit Day Help Clean Up Your Street Day Independence Day (Paraguay; from Spain, 1811) Mother Ocean Day National Dance Like A Chicken Day National Mild Day (UK) National Train Day [2nd Saturday] National Unification Day (Liberia) National Windmill Day (Netherlands) [2nd Saturday] Stars & Stripes Forever Day Stay Up All...
May 15th
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“Thirsty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest are...”
–  Anonymous
May 14th
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Holidays 5.13
Blame Someone Else Day Druid Day Fiesta of Five Flags Fruit Cocktail Day Leprechaun Dy National Apple Pie Day Purlliya (Ancient Anatola; Dragon Slaying Festival) Root Canal Appreciation Day Rotuma Day (Fiji) Table Knife Appreciation Day
May 13th
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“I wish we could all have good luck, all the time! I wish we had wings! I wish...”
–  Robert Bolt, A Man For All Seasons, 1960
May 13th
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Holidays 5.12
Day of Finnishness (Finland) Garland Day (a.k.a. Derby Day; UK) International Nurses Day Limerick Day National Hospital Day National Windmill Day Nonsense Day Nutty Fudge Day Old May Day Woodmen Ranger’s Day
May 13th
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Holidays 5.11
Blow Bubbles For Your Cat Day Bob Marley Day (Jamaica) Donate A Day’s Wages To Charity Day Eat What You Want Day International Strange Music Festival Minnesota Statehood Day (#32; 1858) National Mocha Torte Day Nightshift Worker’s Day Third Shift Worker’s Day Twilight Zone Day
May 12th
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Holidays 5.10
Clean Up Your Room Day Confederate Memorial Day (NC, SC) Dia De La Madre (Mexico) Five & Dime Day Golden Spike Day Human Kindness Day Library Legislative Days National Receptionist Day National Shrimp Day National Tourist Appreciation Day Ring Day Trust Your Intuition Day Vesak Day (Singapore) World Lupus Day
May 10th
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Hollidays 5.9
Butterscotch Brownie Day Day of Europe Dianetics Day Earls Court Day (IA, KS, MN, VA, WY) Independence Day (Romania; from Ottoman Empire, 1877) Lost Sock Memorial Day National Bike to Work Day Vast Wasteland Day Victory Day (Russia)
May 9th
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“A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be...”
–  The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:13
May 9th
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Holidays 5.8
Empanada Day Furry Dance (a.k.a. The Flora; Helston, Cornwall, UK) International Migratory Bird Day Mother’s Day [2nd Sunday] National Coconut Crem Pie Day No Socks Day Truman Day (Missouri) White Lotus Day (Theosophy) World Red Cross Day
May 8th
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“Any foreign trip is better if you can visit a few breweries.”
–  Fred Eckhardt
May 8th
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Holidays 5.7
Beaufort Scale Day Big Brew Day [1st Saturday] Experience the Awesome Stomach-Churning Wonder of a Thrill Ride Day Homespun History Day National Day of Reason National Homebrew Day [1st Saturday] Paste-Up Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day
May 7th
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“I distrust camels and anyone else who can go a week without drinking.”
–  Joe E. Lewis
May 7th
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Holidays 5.6
Beverage Day Crepes Suzette Day Enlightenment of the Buddha Hıdırellez begins (Turkey) International Tuba Day [1st Friday] Military Spouse Appreciation Day [Friday before Mother’s Day] National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy No Diet Day No Homework Day No Pants Day [1st Friday] Nurses’ day Potato Day (Alaska) [1st Friday] Simple Gifts Day (a.k.a. Joseph Brackett...
May 6th
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“A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food.”
–  Queen Elizabeth I
May 6th
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Holidays 5.5
Bonza Bottler Day Cartoonists Day Kodomo-No-Hi (Children’s Day; Japan) Cinco de Mayo Europe Day Feast of al-Khadr (St. George; Palestine) Folly Festival Great American Grump Out International Midwives’ Day Lusophone Culture Day Mom’s Night Out [Thursday before Mother’s Day] National Chocolate Custard Day National Day of Prayer [1st Thursday] ...
May 6th
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“I have often regretted what I have eaten, but never what I have drunk.”
–  Otto Von Bismark
May 5th
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Holidays 5.4
Bird Day (US) Candied Orange Peel Day Compliment Someone’s Smile Day Great American Grump Out Day Greenery Day (Japan) Independence Day (Rhode Island; from Great Britain, 1776) International Firefighters’ Day International Respect For Chickens Day Martin Z. Mollusk Day (if the hermit crab sees his shadow, summer will be a week early) National Weather Observer’s...
May 4th
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“No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by...”
–  Horace, quoting the 5th century Athenian poet Cratinus
May 4th
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Holidays 5.3
Constitution Memorial Day (Japan) Dia de la Cruz (Day of the Holy Cross; Mexico, Latin America) Discoflux (Discordian) Garden Meditation Day Lumpy Rug Day National Two Different Colored Shoes Day Paranormal Day Procession of the Holy Blood (Belgium) Raspberry Tart Day Semi-Pro Baseball Day Sun Day World Press Freedom Day (UN)
May 3rd
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“Mankind: The animal that fears the future and desires fermented beverages.”
–  Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 1755-1826
May 3rd