This is our day guide for Friday May 22nd 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on May 22nd 2020
International: Ascension Friday
The Friday after Ascension is often given or taken as a holiday to form a long weekend
International: Jumatul Bidah
Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan
International: Eid Al Fitr
The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of RamadanRegional
India (regional): Savitri Amavasya
A fasting day for married Hindu women who pray for their husbands to have a long life.
Indonesia: Cuti Bersama
Besides official holiday, there are the so-called "libur bersama" or "cuti bersama", or joint leave(s) declared nationwide by the governmentNot a Public Holiday
Israel: Jerusalem Day
Marks the reunification of Jerusalem after the Six-Day War in 1967
Martinique: Abolition Day
Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
Montenegro: Independence Day Holiday
Second day of holidays to mark Independence Day
Yemen: Unification Day
Marks the anniversary of the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990.Observances on May 22nd 2020
USA: Harvey Milk Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Harvey Milk Day
United Nations: International Biodiversity Day
The General Assembly of the United Nations declared May 22 as the International Biodiversity Day to raise the awareness of citizens and increase understanding of the importance of its conservation and sustainable use.
USA: National Buy a Musical Instrument Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Buy a Musical Instrument Day
USA: National Maritime Day
Maritime Day honors the SS Savannah which made the first trans-Atlantic crossing under steam power in 1819.
USA: National Vanilla Pudding Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Vanilla Pudding Day
USA: National Don’t Fry Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Don’t Fry Day/Heat Awareness Day.
International: Sherlock Holmes Day
It's elementary that Sherlock Holmes Day is on May 22nd. As that is the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
International: World Goth Day
A day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world.
USA: National Road Trip Day
Celebrated on the Friday before Memorial Day, this day serves as the official kickoff to the summer road trip season.
USA: National Poppy Day
Celebrated on the Friday before Memorial Day, this day remembers those who served and died for our freedom.May 21st 2020 | Go to Today | May 23rd 2020
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| General Information for May 22nd 2020 | |
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| There are 9 public holidays today. | |
| Day 143 of 2020 | |
| 223 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 21 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - At 1pm, thousands of GCSE students across the United Kingdom sit down to their first Humanities paper - little do they know that they are victims of the 2006 GCSE Humanities Paper Debacle. | |
| 1969 - Lundy Island, UK is bought by the National Trust. | |
| 1813 - Composer Richard Wagner is born. | |
| 337 - Emperor Constantine, founder of the city of Byzantium and the Byzantine Empire, dies. |
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