This is our day guide for Tuesday May 22nd 2018 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 2018
Hong Kong: The Birthday of the Buddha
Statutory. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998
Macau: Buddha's Birthday
Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
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
South Korea: Buddha's Birthday
Lantern parades are held for Buddhas Birthday which is celebrated in late April or early May
Yemen: Unification Day
Marks the anniversary of the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990.May 21st 2018 | Go to Today | May 23rd 2018
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| General Information for May 22nd 2018 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 142 of 2018 | |
| 223 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 21 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1969 - Lundy Island, UK is bought by the National Trust. | |
| 1959 - Lead singer of The Smiths, Morrissey is born. | |
| 1915 - The worst train crash ever to occur in the UK takes place at Quintinshill in Scotland - the accident involves five different trains, with a death toll of 227. | |
| 337 - Emperor Constantine, founder of the city of Byzantium and the Byzantine Empire, dies. |
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