Brookston Bulletin
May 10
Holidays 5.10
- Childcare Providers Appreciation Day
- Clean Up Your Room Day
- Confederate Memorial Day (NC, SC) [2nd Friday]
- Dia De La Madre (Mexico)
- Five & Dime Day
- Golden Spike Day
- Human Kindness Day
- International Monty Python Day
- Library Legislative Days
- Military Spouse Day [Friday before Mother’s Day]
- Move for Health Day
- National Receptionist Day
- National Shrimp Day
- National Tourist Appreciation Day
- Ring Day
- Skunks Born Day
- Trust Your Intuition Day
- Vesak Day (Singapore)
- Windmill Day
- World Lupus Day
May 09
Holidays 5.9
- Ascension Day [39 Days after Easter]
- Butterscotch Brownie Day
- Day of Europe
- Dianetics Day
- Earls Court Day (IA, KS, MN, VA, WY)
- Europe Day
- Independence Day (Romania; from Ottoman Empire, 1877)
- Lost Sock Memorial Day
- Mom’s Night Out [Thursday before Mother’s Day]
- National Bike to Work Day
- National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
- Tear the Tags Off the Mattresses Day
- Vast Wasteland Day
- Victory and Peace Day (Armenia)
- Victory Day (Russia)
May 08
Holidays 5.8
- Bike to School Day [2nd Wednesday]
- Coca-Cola Day (a.k.a. Have a Coke Day)
- Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day [2nd Wednesday]
- Empanada Day
- Furry Dance (a.k.a. The Flora; Helston, Cornwall, UK)
- International Migratory Bird Day
- National Coconut Crem Pie Day
- National Nightshift/Third Shift Worker Day [2nd Wednesday]
- National Receptionist Day
- National School Nurse Day [Wednesday between 6-12]
- No Socks Day
- Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War Day
- Truman Day (Missouri)
- Victory in Europe Day
- White Lotus Day (Theosophy)
- World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
May 07
Holidays 5.7
- Beaufort Scale Day
- Experience the Awesome Stomach-Churning Wonder of a Thrill Ride Day
- Homespun History Day
- National Day of Reason
- National Nuzzling Day
- National Skin Self-Examination Day
- Paste-Up Day
- Radio Day (Bulgaria, Russia)
- Roast Leg of Lamb Day
- Spring Astronomy Day
- Teacher’s Day [Tuesday of 1st full week]
- Victory in Europe Day
- World Asthma Day [1st Tuesday]
May 06
Holidays 5.6
- Crepe Suzette Day
- Enlightenment of the Buddha
- Gergyovden (a.k.a. Day of Bravery; Bulgaria)
- Hıdırellez begins (Turkey)
- International Bereaved Mother Day
- Melanoma Monday [1st Monday]
- National Beverage Day
- National Infertility Survival Day
- No Diet Day
- No Homework Day
- Nurses’ Day
- Police Day (Republic of Georgia)
- Saviour’s Day
- Simple Gifts Day (a.k.a. Joseph Brackett Day)
- Tourist Appreciation Day
May 05
Holidays 5.5
- Bonza Bottler Day
- Cartoonists Day
- Kodomo-No-Hi (Children’s Day; Japan)
- Cinco de Mayo
- Europe Day (EU)
- Feast of al-Khadr (St. George; Palestine)
- Folly Festival
- Humane Sunday [1st Sunday]
- Independence Day (The Netherlands; from Nazi Germany, 1945)
- International Midwives’ Day
- Lusophone Culture Day
- National Chocolate Custard Day
- National Day of Reason
- National Hoagie Day
- Toad Suck Daze, Day 3 (Conway, Arkansas)
- Totally Chipotle Day
- Unmother’s Day [1st Sunday]
- World Environment Day
- World Laughter Day [1st Sunday]
May 04
Holidays 5.4
- Big Brew Day [1st Saturday]
- Bird Day (US)
- Bona Dea (Old Roman odes of Women’s Mysteries)
- Candied Orange Peel Day
- Cassinga Day (Namibia)
- Compliment Someone’s Smile Day
- Dodenherdenking (Remembrance of the Dead; 2 minutes of silence observed at 8 pm; Netherlands)
- Free Comic Book Day [1st Saturday]
- Great American Grump Out Day
- Greenery Day (a.k.a. Midori no Hi; Japan)
- Independence Day (Latvia; from USSR, 1990)
- Independence Day (Rhode Island; from Great Britain, 1776)
- International Firefighters’ Day
- International Respect For Chickens Day
- Join Hands Day [1st Saturday]
- National Homebrew Day [1st Saturday]
- National Weather Observer’s Day
- Pilates Day [1st Saturday]
- Relationship Renewal Day
- Star Wars Day (a.k.a. Luke Skywalker Day)
- St. Florian’s Day (patron saint of brewers, coopers & barrel-makers)
- Toad Suck Daze, Day 2 (Conway, Arkansas)
- Work At Home Day
- World Naked Gardening Day
- Youth Day (China)
May 03
Holidays 5.3
- Birthday of Spam E-mail
- Chocolate Custard Day
- Constitution Memorial Day
- Dia de la Cruz (Day of the Holy Cross; Mexico, Latin America)
- Discoflux (Discordian)
- Garden Meditation Day
- International Space Day [1st Friday]
- International Tuba Day [1st Friday]
- Kenpo Kinenbi (a.k.a. Constitution Day; Japan)
- Lumpy Rug Day
- National Specially-Abled Pets Day
- National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
- No Pants Day [1st Friday]
- Paranormal Day
- Potato Day (Alaska) [1st Friday]
- Procession of the Holy Blood (Belgium)
- Raspberry Tart Day
- Semi-Pro Baseball Day
- Sun Day
- Toad Suck Daze begin (Conway, Arkansas)
- World Press Freedom Day (UN)
May 02
Holidays 5.2
- Ba Ba Ba Booo Day
- Brothers and Sisters Day
- Dos de Mayo (Spain)
- Eve of the Finding of the True Cross
- Feast of Osiris (who taught the Egyptians how to brew beer)
- Fire Day
- Holiday of the Region of Madrid (Spain)
- Lag B’Omer (Hebrew harvest time)
- Mad Festival
- Martin Z. Mollusk Day (Ocean City, NJ) [1st Thursday]
- National Babies Day
- National Day of Prayer [1st Thursday]
- National Day of Reason [1st Thursday]
- National Play Your Ukelele Day
- National Truffles Day
- Peasant’s Day (Burma)
- Robert’s Rules Day
- Rowdy Friends Day
- SIbling Appreciation Day
May 01
Holidays 5.1
- Americanism Day (Pennsylvania)
- Beltane
- Chocolate Parfait Day
- Clun Green Man Festival begins (UK)
- Dipping Day
- Festival of the Hare
- Floria (Goddess of Flowers; Old Roman)
- Half-O-Ween
- International Sunflower Guerilla Gardening Day
- International Workers Day
- Join Hands Day
- Kallemooi (The Netherlands)
- Keep Kids Alive! Drive 25 Day
- Labor Day (everywhere but U.S., Canada & Bermuda)
- Law Day USA
- Lei Day (Hawaii)
- Loyalty Day
- May Day
- Mother Goose Day
- Moving Day (Colonial New York City)
- National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
- National Dance Day
- National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
- National Love Day (Prague)
- New Home Owner’s Day
- Pack Rag Day
- Plant A Flower Day
- Play of Saint Evermaar (Belgium)
- Race of the Old Men Day (Ancient Greece)
- Repentance Day (Scotland)
- Samhain
- Santacruzan (Philippine Girls’ festival)
- Save the Rhino Day
- Silver Star Day
- Skyscraper Day
- Stepmothers Day
- Traditional Fertility Festival
- Worthy Wage Day