Events

May 2025

			1 Thu May Day May Day Date: 1 May 2025 Known as Lá Bealtaine - it is traditionally a Celtic festival. In ancient times it was considered important as it was...	2 Fri	3 Sat	4 Sun
5 Mon	6 Tue	7 Wed	8 Thu	9 Fri Europe Day Europe Day Date: 9 May 2025 On the 9th May 1950 the first move was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union. And so it...	10 Sat	11 Sun
12 Mon Anniversary of Florence Nightingale Anniversary of Florence Nightingale Date: 12 May 2025 She was born in Italy in 1820 but was famous for her nursing work during the Crimean War (1854 - 56). She changed the...	13 Tue	14 Wed	15 Thu International Day of Families International Day of Families Date: 15 May 2025 The day reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The International Day provides an...	16 Fri	17 Sat	18 Sun
19 Mon	20 Tue	21 Wed	22 Thu Anniversary of First Published Atlas Anniversary of First Published Atlas Date: 22 May 2025 The first true atlas - well, what we consider an atlas - was published on 22 May 1570. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), a...	23 Fri World Turtle Day World Turtle Day Date: 23 May 2025 The aim of World Turtle Day is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of turtles and tortoises. Encyclopaedia...	24 Sat	25 Sun
26 Mon	27 Tue	28 Wed	29 Thu	30 Fri	31 Sat World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day Date: 31 May 2025 Classroom suggestions: Learn about the dangers of smoking.

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