1. May, from the Latin ‘Maius’, is named after Maia, a Roman goddess of growth.
2. May is National Asparagus Month, National Share-a-Story Month and National Burger Month in the UK.
3. In response to May 1 being Labour Day, May 2 was named the International Day of Idleness at the World Tramps Congress in Argentina in 1966.
4. The Robin Williams film What Dreams May Come (1998) is the only film with the word ‘May’ in its title to win an Oscar (for Best Visual Effects).
5. No US President has ever died during the month of May.
6. Midsummer Night’s Dream is the only Shakespeare play that mentions a maypole.
7. ‘May’ was the 493rd miost popular name given to a baby girl in the UK in 2003. ‘Mae’ was 499th.
8. They were both well behind Maya (53rd), Amaya (238th), Ellie-May (244th), Lily-May (255th) and Lilly-May (274th).
9. In 2004, a study of 40,000 people showed that people born in May think themselves luckier than those born in any other month.
10. According to old superstitions, it is unlucky to marry, buy a broom or wash a blanket in May.
Happy May Day!
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