May facts
- May is the 5th month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.
- May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The month May has been named for the Greek goddess Maia.
- The Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or "young people".
- The Zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus and Gemini.
- May 1 is celebrated as Labor Day in many countries.
- The birth flower of May is the Lily of the Valley and the Crataegus monogyna.
- Charles Lindberg made the first historic solo Trans Atlantic airplane flight in May of 1927, in his plane “The Spirit of Saint Louis”.
- May's birthstone is the emerald.
- The 2nd Sunday in May is Mother's Day in the United States and Canada.
- May 10 is Mother's Day in Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
- The last Monday of May is Memorial Day in the United States.
- May 1 is May Day in the U.K.
- Cinco de Mayo (May 5th), celebrates Mexico's victory over French Troops on this day in the 1862 Battle of Puebla.
