May

May 2023

Days of Significance


	1 Mental Health Week (May 1-7) Occupational Health and Safety Week (May 1-7) National Youth Week (May 1-7)	2 Twelfth Day of Ridván	3 World Press Freedom Day	4	5 National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Vesak Day (Buddha Day)	6
7	8	9	10 Jordan's Principle	11	12 International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases International Nurses Day	13
14 Mother's Day	15 International Day of Families	16	17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia	18 Ascension Day	19 Malcolm X Day	20
21 World Day of Cultural Diversity	22 Queen Victoria Day	23	24 Declaration of the Bá’b*	25 Africa Day International Missing Children's Day Ascension Day	26 Shavuot* (May 26-27)	27
28 National Accessibility Week (May 28 - June 3)	29 Ascension of Báha’u’llah	30	31		Asian Heritage Month South Asian Heritage Month Dutch Heritage Month Jewish Heritage Month Sexual Assault Prevention Month Speech & Hearing Awareness Month Vision Health Month

NOTE: Days of Significance/Holy Days may vary a few days before or after the indicated date due to the observance of the lunar calendar for some cultures/faiths and time zones.
* Denotes Days of Significance/Holy Days that begin the evening before the indicated date

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Days of Significance

May