Third week of May, 2021 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

In North and South Carolina, May 10 marks the anniversaries of the death of Thomas Jonathan ’Stonewall’ Jackson (a general in the Confederate army) in 1863 and the captur..→

Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in..→

“Day of the Teacher” arose out of legislation co-sponsored by CTA and the Association of Mexican American Educators. Sen. Joseph Montoya wrote the bill and it was adopted..→

Eid al-Fitr, also called Breaking the Fast Feast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram), the Sweet Festival or Hari Raya Puasa and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious ho..→

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is a very real disorder. It is known that Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is an autoimmune disease (with simil..→

The largest number of nurses is in Finland: 2162 nurses to 100 000 people. For example in Haiti the ratio is 5:100 000. International Nurses Day is celebrated around the..→

The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin Acts 1:9-11 section title: Ascensio Iesu) is the Christian teaching found in the New Testament that the resurrec..→

Astronomy Day is an annual event in the United States intended to provide a means of interaction between the general public and various astronomy enthusiasts, groups and ..→

Very often in modern families husbands and wives are so busy at work, with children, TV, Internet and etc that they spent only 4 minutes a day together alone. The Intern..→

Every third Sunday in May, people around the world gather to honour and celebrate the lives of those who have been affected in some way, by the global HIV epidemic. But t..→

The Torah was given by God to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot jews renew their acceptance of God’s gift, a..→