May Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

#hinduism #islam #judaism #may #paganism

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Note that some traditions have festivals and dates that start at sundown or in the evening of the night before, such as (Jewish, Muslim and some Pagan events). There are no Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are no south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
May 1st Monday (1 days) (fixed)	Beltane	Paganism.
May 2nd Tuesday (this year)	Twelfth Day of Ridván	Bahá'í Faith.
May 2nd Tuesday (this year)	Guru Arjan Dev's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The fifth guru.
May 3rd Wednesday
May 4th Thursday	Vesakha Puja / Wesak / Buddha Day	Buddhism in Malaysia (Theravada). Buddhism's primary calendar event. For the birth, life and death of the Buddha (Mahayan Buddhists have separate days for these).
May 5th Friday	Vesakha Puja / Wesak / Buddha Day	Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Theravada). Buddhism's primary calendar event. For the birth, life and death of the Buddha (Mahayan Buddhists have separate days for these).
May 6th Saturday
May 7th Sunday
May 8th Monday
May 9th Tuesday (this year)	Lag B'Omer	Judaism. 49 days long to mark a historical plague with sadness, except the 33rd day, which permits marriage.
May 10th Wednesday
May 11st Thursday
May 12nd Friday
May 13rd Saturday
May 14th Sunday
May 15th Monday
May 16th Tuesday
May 17th Wednesday (this year)	Chhota Ghallughara	Sikhism. Remembering the genocide of Sikhs in 1746.
May 17th Wednesday (this year)	Feast of 'Azamat (Grandeur)	Bahá'í Faith.
May 18th Thursday
May 19th Friday	Ascension Day	Christianity (Western Churches). 40th day after Easter. Jesus' resurrection on the 3rd day saw him float up into heaven.
May 20th Saturday
May 21st Sunday
May 22nd Monday
May 23rd Tuesday (this year)	Guru Amar Das's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The third guru.
May 23rd Tuesday (this year)	Zaratosht No Diso	Zoroastrianism. Date can vary due to balancing between the solar Hijri calendar of Iran and the Fasli calendar. The death of prophet Zoroaster.
May 24th Wednesday (this year)	Bab Declaration Day	Bahá'í Faith. The herald of the Baha'u'llah.
May 24th Wednesday (this year)	Duan Wujie / Tuan Yang Chieh (Dragon Boat Festival)	Chinese religion.
May 25th Thursday
May 26th Friday	Ascension Day	Christianity (Orthodox churches). 40th day after Easter.
May 26th Friday (2 days) (this year)	Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)	Judaism. Occurs seven weeks after Pesach. Early harvest festival. For the revelation of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
May 27th Saturday
May 28th Sunday (always on a Sun)	Whit Sunday	Christianity (Western churches). 49th day after Easter.
May 29th Monday (always on a Sun)	Pentecost	Christianity (Western Churches). 50th day after Easter.
May 29th Monday (this year)	The Ascension of�Bahá'u'lláh	Bahá'í Faith. The death of Baha'u'llah.