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May Travel Guide
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This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of May.
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Specific dates
- May 12, 2006: Vesak Day, Singapore
- 6th May 2006: Night of Museums in Dusseldorf, Germany
- 31st May 2006 Dragon Boat Festival, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Every year
Fixed dates
- May 1: May Day or Labor Day, worldwide
- May 3: Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日 Kenpo kinenbi), Japan
- May 4: Bank Holiday (国民の休日), Japan
- May 5: Coronation Day is a public holiday in Thailand
- May 5: Children's Day (子供の日 Kodomo no hi), also known as Boys' Day (端午の節句 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/
- 8th day of the fourth lunar month (April/May): Cheung Chau Bun Festival in Hong Kong, [1]
- First full moon in May:
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