May Religious Festivals and Dates

https://www.humanreligions.info/may.html

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 few Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are few south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
May 1st Wednesday (1 days) (fixed)	Beltane	Paganism.
May 1st Wednesday (this year)	Twelfth Day of Ridván	Bahá'í Faith.
May 2nd Thursday (this year)	Guru Arjan Dev's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The fifth guru.
May 3rd Friday
May 4th Saturday
May 5th Sunday (this year)	Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Day)	Judaism. A day of remembrance for those countless many who suffered and died by the hands during the Nazi holocaust.
May 5th Sunday	Easter Day (Julian)	Christianity (Orthodox & Rastafarian). For the resurrection of Jesus.
May 6th Monday
May 7th Tuesday
May 8th Wednesday
May 9th Thursday
May 10th Friday	Ascension Day	Christianity (Western Churches). 40th day after Easter. Jesus' resurrection on the 3rd day saw him float up into heaven.
May 11st Saturday
May 12nd Sunday
May 13rd Monday
May 14th Tuesday (this year)	Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)	Judaism in Israel. If this fell on a Mon, it is moved to Tues. If on a Fri or Sat, it's moved to the prior Thursday. For the creation of Israel in 1948.
May 15th Wednesday
May 16th Thursday (this year)	Feast of 'Azamat (Grandeur)	Bahá'í Faith.
May 17th Friday (this year)	Chhota Ghallughara	Sikhism. Remembering the genocide of Sikhs in 1746.
May 18th Saturday
May 19th Sunday (always on a Sun)	Whit Sunday	Christianity (Western churches). 49th day after Easter.
May 20th Monday (always on a Sun)	Pentecost	Christianity (Western Churches). 50th day after Easter.
May 21st Tuesday
May 22nd Wednesday	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 22nd Wednesday (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 23rd Thursday (this year)	Guru Amar Das's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The third guru.
May 23rd Thursday	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 23rd Thursday (this year)	Bab Declaration Day	Bahá'í Faith. The herald of the Baha'u'llah.
May 23rd Thursday	Vesakha Puja / Wesak / Buddha Day	Buddhism in Indonesia (Theravada). Buddhism's primary calendar event. For the birth, life and death of the Buddha (Mahayan Buddhists have separate days for these).
May 24th Friday
May 25th Saturday
May 26th Sunday (this year)	Lag B'Omer	Judaism. 49 days long to mark a historical plague with sadness, except the 33rd day, which permits marriage.
May 27th Monday
May 28th Tuesday (this year)	The Ascension of�Bahá'u'lláh	Bahá'í Faith. The death of Baha'u'llah.