Great Lakes Awareness Day - May 2, 2022 (Monday of the First Full Week in May)
International Harry Potter Day
International Scurvy Awareness Day
Melanoma Monday - May 2, 2022 (First Monday in May)
National Fire Day
National Life Insurance Day
National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day - May 2, 2022 (Monday of the First Full Week in May)
National Play Your Ukulele Day
National Truffles Day
Take a Baby to Lunch Day
World Tuna Day
2022 Weekly Holidays that include May 2, are:
Air Quality Awareness Week - May 2-8, 2022
Arson Awareness Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
Be Kind to Animals Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
Choose Privacy Week - May 1-7
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
Drinking Water Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
Eid-Al-Fitr - Evening of May 2 - Evening of May 3, 2022
Flexible Work Arrangement Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
Goodwill Industries Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
International Building Safety Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
International Clitoris Awareness Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
International Wildlife Film Week - April 23-30, 2022 (Virtual May 1-7, 2022)
Kids Win Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Auctioneers Week - May 2-7, 2022 (Observed the week ending with National Auctioneers Day)
National Children's Book Week - May 2-8, 2022 and also November 7-13, 2022
National Children's Mental Health Week - May 1-7, 2022 and also February 6-12, 2022 (First Full Week in February and May)
National Correctional Officer's Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Family Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Herb Week - May 1-7, 2022 (Week Prior to Mother's Day)
National Hug Holiday Week - May 1-7, 2022
National Hurricane Preparedness Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Pet Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Physical Education and Sports Week - May 1-7 (First Week in May)
National Postcard Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Raisin Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Safety Stand Down Week - May 2-6, 2022
National Small Business Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Sun Safety Week - May 2-8, 2022
National Tourism Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
National Travel & Tourism Week - May 1-7, 2022
National Wildflower Week - May 2-8, 2022 (First Full Week in May Starting on Monday)
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
Public Service Recognition Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
Puppy Mill Action Week - May 2-8, 2022 (Begins the Monday before Mother's Day)
Ramadan - Evening of April 2, 2022 - Evening of May 2, 2022
Root Canal Appreciation Week - May 1-7, 2022 (First Week in May)
Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week - Formerly TV Turnoff Week) - May 2-8, 2022
Spring Astronomy Week - May 1-7, 2022 (Has Spring Astronomy Day in the Week)
Teacher Appreciation Week - May 2-6, 2022 (First Full M-F Week in May)
Update Your References Week - May 1-7, 2022
Week of the Classroom Teacher - May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week in May)
2022 Monthly Holidays that include May 2, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our May Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of May.
NOTE:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
World Festivals and Events (Date Order)
Festival of Ridvan - April 21 - May 2, 2022
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 2 is Taurus.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for May are:
The Lily of the Valley - Humility, Chastity and Sweetness - signifies a return to happiness
Hawthorn
Birthstone
The Birthstone(s) for May is the Emerald which is a symbol of rebirth and is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
Famous Birthdays
1903 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (Common Sense Book of Baby Care) (d. 1998)
1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck - English singer
1948 - Larry Gatlin, American Country and Gospel singer, songwriter, and actor (Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers)
1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
1972 - Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer (Known as The Rock)
2015 - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge who is fourth in line to the British throne.
Famous Deaths
1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper) (b. 1452)
1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, American, First Director of the F.B.I. (b. 1895)
Famous Weddings and Divorces
1946 - Actress Joan Fontaine (Rebecca) marries actor and producer William Dozier
Quote of the Day
Benjamin Spock was born on this day in 1903!
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
See Kerry's Healthy Grocery List, that includes mostly healthy items that you can shop for. You can use Kerry's Grocery List that works for her family as a sample to set up one that works for your family!
This Day in History
1611 - The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England
1863 - Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire during the American Civil War and he died from pneumonia eight days later
1964 - During the Vietnam War, an explosion sinks the USS Card while it is docked at Saigon
1969 - British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 sets sail on her maiden vogage to New York City
1986 - The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the nuclear disaster
2008 - A cyclone named Nargi kills over 138,000 people in Burma
2011 - Osama bin Laden of the 9/11 attacks is killed by the U.S. special forces in Pakistan
2012 - A New world record for a work of art at auction is set after a pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch sells for $120 in New York City
2014 - Two mudslides leave up to 2,500 people missing in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
This Day in Music
1955 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof wins Tennessee Williams a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1987 - I Just Died in Your Arms from Cutting Crew hits #1 on the Hot 100
1995 - Pink Floyd's album The Wall goes Diamond (sales in the U.S. over 10 million)
2005 - Cream reunites after 36 years for the first of four shows in London
2010 - A flood in Nashville, Tennessee damages the Grand Ole Opry House and Country Music Hall of Fame
Above is I Just Died in Your Arms from Cutting Crew
This Day in Sports
1876 - The first HR in the National League is hit by Ross Barnes
1920 - The Negro National League baseball plays its first game in Indianapolis
1954 - In a doubleheader, Stan Musial hits 5 HR's
1970 - Diane Crump is the first woman jockey at the Kentucky Derby
2012 - Lionel Messi a Barcelona football player scores 68 goals to break the European goal-scoring record
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
Cucumiform (adjective)
1. Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
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