Celebrate the gorgeous month of May! The Sun is warming, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and the garden is growing. May acts as the bridge between spring and summer, hinting at warmer weather for those still stuck in spring’s grasp, while heating things up for those already well on their way. In May, enjoy new life by attracting hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden!
A few holidays/national days that are in May are: Mother’s Day, World Naked Gardening Day, Memorial Day, Cinco De Mayo, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, and it is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month.
Some Astonishing Misconceptions about May: ➤ Some people believed that if you got up on May 1st and washed your face in the May dew, it would remove all freckles and pimples, giving you a great complexion. ➤ Another belief was that babies born in May would be sick all through their childhood, and cats born in May wouldn’t catch rodents but rather bring home snakes. ➤ According to an old Cornish superstition, it was unlucky to buy a new broom in this month. And so was washing a blanket!
The month was named after the Greek Goddess of Fertility, Maia, who oversaw the growth of plants. No month other than May ever begins or ends on the same day of the week, in the same year. May is the month of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, and spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
The birthstone is emerald, which signifies love and success. The birth flower is the Lily of the Valley.
Oh! fragrant is the breath of May
In tranquil garden closes,
And soft yet regal is her sway
Among the springtide roses.
—William Hamilton hayne, American poet (1856–1929)