May


May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days.
May have been named for the Roman goddess Maia or more likely the Roman
goddess of fertility Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.

In Japan, there is the so-called May sickness, a kind of sickness where new
students or workers start to be tired of their new schoolwork or jobs. It is
due to a Japanese custom that all schoolyears and fiscal years start on
April 1st.

Events in May:

   * In many countries, May Day is May 1.
   * In the United Kingdom, May Day is May 1, but a public holiday is held
     on the first Monday in May.
   * In the US, Canada and Australia, Mother's Day is the second Sunday in
     May.
   * In the US, Memorial Day, a public holiday, is on May 30, but observed
     on the last Monday in May.