May 2008
Asian Heritage Month |
| 1 | Feast of the Ascension of Christ |
 | Feast of St. Joseph the Worker |
| National Day of Prayer USA (1st Thursday in May) |
| Global Love Day |
| Birthday of Fr. Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) |
| 2 | Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 3 | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4-10 | Cover the Uninsured Week |
| 5 | Cinco de Mayo |
| 7 | Birthday of Peter Ilvich Tchaikowsky (1840–1893) |
| Birthday of Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) |
| Birthday of Robert Browning (1812–1889) |
| 8 | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day |
| Rabindranath Tagore’s Birthday |
| 11 | Feast of Pentecost |
| Mother’s Day |
| World Communications Day |
| 12 | Birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) |
| 13 | Feast of Julian of Norwich (c. 1342–1417) |
| 13-14 | Mawlid al-Nabi (Sufi/Islamic holiday celebrating the birthday of the prophet Muhammed (570 AD) |
| 15 | International Conscientious Objectors’ Day |
| International Day of Families |
| 16 | Iroquois Strawberry Festival (until May 19) |
| 17 | Brown vs. Board of Education Ruling |
| 18 | Feast of the Holy Trinity |
| 19 | VisakhaBucha Day (most important holy day of Thai Buddhists) |
| 20 | Birthday of Rose Hawthorne (1851-1926) Daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and pioneer of the hospice movement |
| 21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (UN) |
| 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity |
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| For more information go to |
| http://www.gratefulness.org/ |
| http://www.easterbrooks.com/personal/calendar/yearly.html |
| http://www.historychannel.com |
| http://aol.beliefnet.com |
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