May 13 is National Apple Pie Day and nothing is more American than apple pie… or is it?
Apple pie is actually a European creation. The French have “tarte tatin,” the Austrians “apfelstrudel” and the British apple pie.
Apples found their way to the United States via the early British colonists who carried over apple seeds […]
May 12 is International Nurses Day. Celebrated by the International Council of Nurses since 1965, the day marks the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, widely held to be the mother of modern nursing.
According to the Center for American Nurses, in 2004 there were 2.9 million registered nurses in the United States, 94.3 percent […]
May is Asian-American month in the United States. This celebration, begun in 1978, honors one of the fastest growing segments of the US population. According to the US Census Bureau, more than 15 million people of Asian descent reside in the US, about five percent of the population. Five million of these live in California. […]
World Cocktail Week is May 8 - 13. The b5media Travel Channel has been having a good time with this holiday, with many of the bloggers posting their favorite cocktails. Below are just some of the posts:
Las Vegas Cocktails
Zurich Cocktails
Chicago Cocktails
A Family-Friendly Disney Cocktail
A Sake Margarita from Tokyo
A (tongue in cheek) Seattle Cocktail
Personally, I’m more […]
May 8 is World Red Cross Day. The day celebrates the international Red Cross and Red Crescent, an emergency aid organization founded in 1922, shortly after World War I. May 8 was chosen because it is the birthday of founded, Henry Dunant.
Today, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent operates in 170 countries, helping people […]
Today is Cinco de Mayo, the holiday that celebrates Mexico’s victory in the Battle of Puebla–a turning point in the war for Mexican Independence. Ironically, the holiday is celebrated more in the United States than in most parts of Mexico. (The town of Puebla does have an annual pagent.)
But, maybe it’s not so odd. […]
May 2 is Flag Day in Poland. Established in 2004, the day falls between Labor Day (May 1), a former Soviet holiday and now a Polish state holiday, and Constitution Day (May 3). Traditionally, Poles fly the white and red flag all three days and enjoy a nice three-day break from work.
(photo © Janek Skarzynski/Getty […]
The month of May brings the beginning of summer, Mother’s Day, and Cinco de Mayo…as well as all of those flowers. Here are a few of the holidays we’ll be discussing in May:
May 1 - May Day
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
May 11 - Mother’s Day
May 13 - National Apple Pie Day
May 19 - Victoria […]
Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is just around the corner. That’s the day that Mexicans celebrate their victory in the Battle of Puebla, a turning point in the war for Mexican Independence. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has come to be a day to celebrate Mexican culture, language, and most of all, food.
The […]
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