[Curiosities] May has arrived: some curiosities of the fifth month of the year that perhaps you did not know

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The arrival of a new month is sometimes hopeful, other times comforting, and also reminds of particular and historical situations.

Time passes, and in the blink of an eye, the world governed by the Gregorian calendar will receive the month of flowers, spring weather, varied commemorations, and full of curiosities. May is made up of days that represent festivity, joy, but also reactions of the immune system. Find out what is celebrated in the fifth month of the year, and why it is one of the most unique annual periods.

WHAT CURIOSITIES DOES THE ARRIVAL OF MAY PRESENT?
The arrival of a new month is for some the beginning of job opportunities, the birth of a child, for example, and for others it symbolizes the happiness of having health, prosperity and money.

The world recently received the year 2023 with great joy, and today it is time to extend a hand to the fifth month of the year to commemorate valuable anniversaries that were proclaimed in order to sensitize and raise awareness among the po[CENSORED]tion about outstanding aspects of life in society. and environment.

Likewise, May annually becomes the 31-day period in which the human body reacts to the spring allergens of the northern hemisphere, and also one of the most Catholic months.

We review some of the curiosities and events related to this month that always begins and for more than 100 years, with the celebration that commemorates the Chicago Martyrs:

- EPHEMERIS

The traditional May Day recalls a tragic episode where the fight for labor rights began, and since 1889 most countries celebrate it through International Workers' Day.

Other important events that are part of the fifth month of the year are World Press Freedom Day (May 3), International Nursing Day (May 12), International Family Day (May 15 ), and to close with a flourish World No Tobacco Day (May 31).

ALLERGIES

During the spring season that began in the northern hemisphere between March 20 and 21, and will end around June, various allergies to the pollen that sprouts from trees and grass tend to manifest, and which ends up causing symptoms such as sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, cough, and itchy, watery eyes.

- VIRGIN MARY AND MOTHER'S DAY

May is the month consecrated to Catholicism, dedicated to the mother of Christ and converted into a widespread custom, especially during the 19th century.

Coincidentally, Mother's Day is commemorated within this month, and celebrated in some countries like Spain, for example, on the first Sunday of May, and others like Peru on the second Sunday of May.

- FLOWERS

In this annual time, and together with the changes in climate, the days lengthen, the temperatures rise, and the flowers are reborn.

The rose is composed of the group of generally thorny and flowering shrubs that generally sprout in the month of May.

WHY IS THE FIFTH MONTH OF THE YEAR CALLED MAY?
The name of May comes from Roman mythology and its protagonist is Maia, the daughter of Fauno and the wife of Vulcano, and also the mother of Mercury, the messenger of the gods and the god of commerce.

Maia arises from the Latin term "maior" which means greater or greater which also gave rise to "magnus" understood as great, extensive, or magnificent because in the ancient Roman calendar, the month of May was the third of the year, after March and April, and was considered the most important month for agricultural activities and preparation for the start of the summer season.

With the reform of the Julian calendar in 46 BC, May became the fifth month of the year and was assigned 31 days.

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