Social Media Calendar for May 2017
Wondering what to post on social media? Well, here is a social media calendar for May 2017 that will (hopefully) give you some ideas. Calendar events make for timely and interesting posts. We have also included popular hashtags for most of the events that appear on the calendar. Hover your mouse over the event to see the hashtags.
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Interesting Trivia for the Month of May
- The month May was named for Maia, the Greek goddess of fertility.
- May was once considered a bad luck month to get married. There is a poem that says “Marry in May and you’ll rue the day”.
- The birthstone of May, the emerald, symbolizes success and love.
- It is the third and last month of the season of spring.
- In any given year, no month ever begins or ends on the same day of the week as May does.

Monthly Events for May
- World Stroke Month
- National Military Appreciation Month
- National Motorcycle Awareness Month
- National Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Brain Cancer and Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- Foster Care Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Chocolate Custard Month
- National Chamber Music Month
- National Egg Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- National Photograph Month
- National Salad Month
- Weight Loss Awareness Month
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