- The rain will end and the sun will shine!
We need more May fun facts because it’s almost June. Do you know what the birth flower is for May?
- The Indianapolis 500 takes place on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend in May.
- The very first ceremony for the Academy Awards ceremony was on
May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. - The birth flower of the month of May is Lily of the Valley which symbolizes sweetness and humility.
- One of golf’s four major tournaments is the PGA Championship and usually held in May. What do you think of this as more May fun facts?
- Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was born on May 24, 1819.
- May is the last month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
- You wouldn’t get married in May in ancient Rome as it’s considered bad luck. The motto surrounding this superstition is, “Marry in May, rue the day.”
- The Empire State Building was officially opened in New York City on May 1st, 1931.
- “Sell in May and go away” is well-known in the stock market world. The idea is based on historical data showing that stocks tend to perform better from November to April in comparison to May through October.
- Ancient Romans celebrated the festival of Floralia at the end of April and beginning of May. They celebrate and honor Flora, the
goddess of flowers. - The tradition of dancing around the Maypole has Germanic pagan origins and was popular throughout medieval Europe, not just England.
- Emerald is May’s birthstone, believed to symbolize rebirth and love.
- May was the third month of the year, not the fifth, according to the ancient Rome calendar.
- May 1st is called May Day and includes many celebrations and observances.
- May is the month of the Eurovision Song Contest, one of the world’s largest televised events. Did you know about this contest as more May fun facts?
- The Maypole dance, where dancers weave ribbons around a pole, is mathematically related to the process of braiding and therefore creating complex patterns.
- Karl Marx, influential philosopher and economist, was born on May 5, 1818.
- The word May is an English adaptation of the Latin word Maius, which has origins dating back to the ancient Greeks.
- The month of May is named after the Greek Goddess of growth.
- According to Roman poet Ovid, the name May comes from Maiores, meaning elders in Latin, and that’s what it was named after.
- According to Cornish superstition, buying a new broom in May is bad luck. (Weirdly enough, the same goes for washing your blankets!?)
- May 4th is an important days for Star Wars fans who walk around saying, “May the Forth (Force) be with you.” And noone debates if the older movies are better than the new ones, because they are. All of them.
Which of the more May fun facts did you enjoy? Let me know in the comments!