May 2019
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National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
National Mental Health Awareness Month
Older Americans Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
May 1
Flores de Mayo/International Labor Day/May Day/Lei Day/Beltane (Gaelic)
May 1-2
Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
May 2
National Day of Reason
May 2
National Day of Prayer
May 5
Cinco de Mayo
May 5-June 4
Ramadan
May 8
V-E (Victory in Europe) Day
May 10
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 12
Mother’s Day
May 12-18
National Women’s Health Week
May 13-16
Federal Asian Pacific American Council National Leadership Training Program
Huntsville, AL
https://fapac.org/
May 17
Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education Decision
May 18
Armed Forces Day
May 23-24
Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
May 27
Memorial Day
May 28-29
Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
May 30
Ascension Day (Christian)
May 31
Laylat al-Qadr (Islamic)
