May
- Eastern Christianity celebrates Easter on a Sunday between April 4 and May 8.
- On the full moon of May, Vesak is celebrated in many southeast Asian countries; it commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama.
- In Canada, Victoria Day is observed on the Monday on or before May 24. In Quebec, it is known as Patriots Day.
First Saturday
- In Kentucky, United States, the Kentucky Derby
Second Sunday
- Is Mothers Day in Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
Second Saturday
- World Fair Trade Day is celebrated.
Last Monday
- In the United States, Memorial Day, a public holiday, is on May 30, but observed on the last Monday in May.
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