Annie's
"Month of May" Page
"And the
Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in
drought, and make
fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and
like a spring of water, whose waters fail not."
~Isaiah 58:11~
April
showers Bring May
Flowers
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not visit my Annie's
Verse A Day Page?
Mary, Mary quite
contrary how does your garden grow?
with cockle shells and little maids all in a row.
The Birds will come back and will
build their nests.
So grab your
binoculars and "Bird Watching" books.
May is one of the most
beautiful months of the year in the North Temperate Zone. The
snow and ice have melted, and summer's intense heat has not yet
begun. The first garden crops begin to sprout in May. The trees
and grass are green, and wild plants are in bloom. Wild flowers
that blossom in different parts of the United States include the
jack-in-the-pulpit, anemone, hepatica, forsythia, dogwood, and
blue, yellow, and white violets. Many birds have built their
nests, and mother birds are sitting on the eggs, which will soon
hatch.
There are several stories about how the month of May was named.
The most widely accepted explanation is that it was named for
Maia, the Roman goddess of spring and growth. Her name seems to
be related to a Latin word that means increase or growth. The
ancient Romans held ceremonies in Maia's honor on May 1 and again
on May 15.
May customs - Even in ancient times, May
1 was a day for outdoor festivals. In Rome, May 1 fell at a time
that was sacred to Flora, the goddess of flowers. The Romans
celebrated the day with flower-decked parades. The English also
observed many beautiful May Day customs. Maypoles were
erected in village parks. On the morning of May 1, the village
youths went to the woods and gathered "mayflowers," or
hawthorn blossoms, to decorate the Maypole. The girls wore their
prettiest dresses, each hoping that she would be elected May
queen. The queen danced around the Maypole with her
"subjects."
Special days - In most states of the
United States, the last Monday in May is observed as Memorial
Day,
or Decoration Day. It is a legal holiday in memory of those who
died while serving the United States in war. The graves of war
heroes are decorated with flowers. Memorial Day was first
observed in 1866.
Two special days in May have been designated by Presidential
proclamations. Mother's Day, first observed in 1908,
was recognized officially by Congress and the President in 1914.
It is celebrated in honor of the nation's mothers on the second
Sunday in May. The third Saturday of the month is Armed Forces
Day, when the United States honors the men and women of the
military services. In 1950, the Armed Forces Day celebration
combined the Army, Navy, and Air Force tributes, which had been
held at separate times.
The Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United
States, takes place on the first Saturday in May at Churchill
Downs, Louisville, Ky.
Many Mexican Americans celebrate May 5, which they call Cinco de
Mayo. This day, a national holiday in Mexico, is the anniversary
of the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862.
May symbols: The hawthorn and the lily
of the valley are considered the flowers for May. The birthstone
is the emerald.
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1 National Day of Prayer & May Day & 1776 - Illuminati Founded |
2 Full Moon Day |
3 Golda Meir's Birthday 1898 - 1978 & National Scrap Book Day |
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6 Lag B'Omer & Nurse's Day  |
7 Tchaikovsky's Birthday 1840-1893 |
8 VE Day (1945) & Red Cross Day & Teacher's Day |
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12 Florence Nightingale's Birthday |
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15 Police Memorial Day |
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17 Ascension of the Lord is 40 days after the Resurrection |
| 18 Rosh Chodesh |
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20 Stepmother's Day |
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22 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday 1859-1930 |
23 Shavu'ot |
24 Armed Forces Day |
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27 Yom Hazikaron & Global Day of Prayer |
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29 John F. Kennedy's Birthday 1917 - 1963 |
30 Pentecost |
31 Walt Whitman's Birthday 1819-1892 |
Christian
Events for May:
May
10th, 2008 is Jesus Day. Find out What is Jesus Day?
May 10th, 2008 is also the March for Jesus
Global Day of Prayer! is a 10-day prayer event
that begins on May 10th, 2008
May 30th is Pentecost 2008, and here is another link
for Global Day of Prayer
Check out Today in History by the History Channel
Armed Forces Day is Saturday May 17th, 2008 - Annie's
Armed Forces Day Page
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