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May - Definition and Overview

This article is about the month of May. For other uses, see May (disambiguation).

May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

May begins in Taurus and ends in Gemini.

In the wheel of the year May begins at or near Bealtaine in the northern hemisphere and a few days before the midpoint between spring equinox and summer solstice. In the southern hemisphere it has a corresponding position with respect to Samhain, between autumn equinox and winter solstice.

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History

The month may have been named for the Roman goddess Maia or more likely for 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

Trivia

See also

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December


Example Usage of May

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