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May
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This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of May.
Specific dates
- 29 May-10 June 2007. The Swansea Bay Film Festival [2], Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, UK. . One of the UK's largest international film festivals.
Every year
Fixed dates
- May 1: May Day or Labor Day, worldwide
- May 3: Polish Constitution Day. The most important holiday in Poland, and on the weekend following the holiday, there are colorful parades in cities with large populations of people of Polish ancestry (such as Chicago).
- May 5: Coronation Day is a public holiday in Thailand
- May 5: Children's Day (åä¾›ã®æ—¥ Kodomo no hi), also known as Boys' Day (端åˆã®ç¯€å¥ Tango no Sekku), Japan
- Until May 5: Golden Week in Japan, an extremely popular time to travel — best avoided as transport and accommodations are often booked solid
- May 6: international blood donation and free eye check up day worldwide
Movable dates
- Early May: the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. http://www.cqaf.com/
- First full moon in May:
- Vesak Day in Singapore and Sri Lanka
- Visakah Puja/Buddha Purnima in India
- Visakha Bucha in Thailand
- Ninth Avenue International Food Festival in New York City 1st weekend after Mothers Day each year.
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