May 2008

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May 2008 is the fifth month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. It will begin on a Thursday and will end after 31 days on a Saturday.

[edit] International holidays

May 1 - Labour Day (Singapore)
May 1 - May Day (Europe)
May 1 - Labour Day (India)
May 1 - Labour Day (Guyana)
May 1 - Labour Day (Brazil)
May 2 - Dos de Mayo (Spain)
May 5 - Liberation Day (Ethiopia, Netherlands, Denmark)
May 5 - Children's Day (Japan, South Korea)
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
May 5 - Indian Arrival Day Guyana
May 6 - Lag Ba'omer (Judaism)
May 6 - St George's Day (Bulgaria)
May 8 - Victory in Europe Day
May 8 - Independence Day (Israel)
May 9

May 10-16 ISEf International Science Fair

- Europe Day (European Union)

May 16 - Jerusalem Day (Israel)
May 17 - Constitution Day (Norway)
May 18 - Haitian Flag Day (Haiti)
May 24 - Victoria Day (Canada)
May 24 - Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia)
May 25 - African Liberation Day
May 26 - Memorial Day (United States)
May 26 - National Sorry Day (Australia)
May 26 - Independence Day (Guyana)
May 27 - Children's Day (Nigeria)
May 28 - Republic Day (Armenia, Azerbaijan)
May 28 - Spring Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)
May 28 - Whit Monday (France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Greece, Hungary, Belgium, The Netherlands)
May 29 - Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day (Fiji)

Mother's Day
- May 8 (Parent's Day) - South Korea and Albania
- May 10 - Mexico
- May 10 - South America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Oman, and Pakistan
- May 11 (2nd Sunday) - Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
- May 25 (last Sunday) - France (switches to first Sunday of June if coincides with Pentecost), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Sweden, and Morocco
- May 26 - Poland
- May 27 - Bolivia

[edit] Scheduled events

May - The Large Hadron Collider (located at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland) is scheduled to begin operation, it will become the world’s largest particle physics laboratory when it begins operations.
May 1 - Local elections, for 143 English councils and all Welsh councils, to take place in the United Kingdom.
May 1 - Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly to take place.
May 1 - Entry into force of the London Agreement, aimed at reducing the translation costs associated with European patents.
May 3 - Annual Global Marijuana March to take place in several cities around the world.
May 6 - Indiana and North Carolina primaries in U.S. presidential election.
May 6 - Resignation of Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern
May 8 - Israel will celebrate its 60th Independence Day in the Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration.
May 12 - JetBlue Airways is ending its nonstop service from New York-JFK to Tucson, Arizona
May 13 - Nebraska and West Virginia primaries in U.S. presidential election.
May 14 - The UEFA Cup Final to be held at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester.
May 15 - The Rick Emerson Show Listner Party 11
May 16 - Dominican Republic presidential elections.
May 16 - V Summit of the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Leaders in Lima, Peru.
May 16 - Launch of the The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope Space Telescope, or GLAST.
May 20 - Kentucky and Oregon primaries in U.S. presidential election.
May 21 - The UEFA Champions League Final to be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
May 24 - The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, following semi-finals on May 20 and 22.^[1]
May 25 - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft will land on Mars.
May 25 - The 92nd edition of the Indianapolis 500 will be run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the main race of the IndyCar Series.
May 27 - Idaho Republican primary in U.S. presidential election.