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May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's Spring equinox and June solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve.
May 8 is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 237 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 453 BC – Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin.
May, fifth month of the Gregorian calendar. It was named after Maia, a Roman fertility goddess. This article was most recently revised and updated by Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer. Home Philosophy & Religion Humanities. month. time measurement. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 243 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first royal charter. [1] 1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 236 days remain until the end of the year. Events Pre-1600. 328 – Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria. 1009 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy. 1386 ...
May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 224 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy.
May is the fifth month in the Gregorian calendar and has 31 days. It is the last month of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere and of astronomical fall in the Southern Hemisphere. What Is the Meaning of May? May comes from the Latin Maius, probably referring to the goddess Maia.
