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May 2025 Special Days List: As the calendar flips to May, the fifth month of the year, the warmth of summer begins to intensify its grip on the country. The mercury rises and heat waves become more pronounced, heralding the arrival of scorching summers. Amidst the soaring temperatures, May emerges as a vibrant month, packed with a plethora of significant events, festivals and celebrations from around the world. This month is a treasure trove of national and international observances, showcasing the diversity of cultures, traditions and identities. Here is a complete list of important days, dates, national and international events that will take place in May.

List Of Important Days, Dates, National And International Events In May 2025

Dates Important Days, Dates And Events
1 May International Labour Day or May Day, Maharashtra Day, Global Love Day, World Password Day
2 May World Tuna Day,  International Harry Potter Day,  International Scurvy Awareness Day
3 May Press Freedom Day, Sun Day, International Wild Koala Day, Wordsmith Day
4 May  International Firefighters' Day, World Laughter Day
5 May International Day of the Midwife, World Hand Hygiene Day, Met Gala
6 May Asthma Day, International No Diet Day 
7 May World Athletics Day
8 May World Red Cross And Red Crescent Day, World Ovarian Cancer Day, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
9 May Maharana Pratap Jayanti, Europe Day
10 May World Lupus Day, World Migratory Bird Day, World Belly Dance Day,World Fair Trade Day
11 May National Technology Day, Mother's Day
12 May International Nurses Day, nternational Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases, Buddha Purnima 
13 May World Cocktail Day
15 May  International Day Of Families, International Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day
16 May National Dengue Day, International Day of Light
17 May World Baking Day, World Hypertension Day, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, World Fiddle Day
18 May  World AIDS Vaccine Day, International Museum Day
21 May  National Anti-Terrorism Day,  International Tea Day
22 May  International Day for Biological Diversity, International Mother Earth Day
23 May  World Turtle Day 
24 May  National Brother's Day,  International Tiara Day 
25 May  Africa Day, International Skin Pigmentation Day 
26 May World Redhead Day  
28 May  International Day of Action for Women's Health, World Passion Fruit Martini Day, Menstrual Hygiene Day,
29 May  International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, International Everest Day
30 May Goa Statehood Day, Hindi Journalism Day
31 May Anti-Tobacco Day, Web Designer Day