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Thursday, 23 May 2013

MYTHOLOGY OF THE MONTH OF MAY



                                        
It is now tagged that marriages that are contracted in May do not usually end well.

Some find it strange that the romantic time of May has always been considered unlucky for marriages. The Romans objected to it for the understandable reason that it contained the feast in honor of Bona Dea who was the goddess of chastity. Also, the festival of the unhappy dead fell in the month of May. This can be true if we make our marriages to be unlucky and at the same time we can make it to be lucky.  
 
The month of May which was known to be the third month on the Roman calendar is now the fifth month.

In Latin, the name May is Maius and is believed by many to come from Maia, who was the mother of the god Hermes. The native English had a less romantic, but much more practical name for the month. They called it Thrimilce because, in the long, spring days, the cows could be milked three times between sunrise and evening.

The name May was very popular in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, but it has lost its status in recent years. It ranked highest at number 57 on the list of most popular girls’ names in 1883, but in 1983, it only appeared at number 963. May has not appeared in the top 1000 names in the United States since 1983. It is more popular in countries such as Norway, where May reached as high as 172 in 1997. May is a very popular surname. It is listed as number 239 on the list of most common surnames in the United States. Most people with the surname May are to be found in Texas, California, Florida and Ohio.  The first people with the surname May arrived in the United States in the seventeenth century, and perhaps even arrived via the Mayflower.


The month of May is normally known to be National Physical Fitness Month & National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

Teacher Appreciation Day, World Red Cross Day, International Nurses Day, Mothers Day, World Telecommunication Day,  Armed Forces Day, World Anti Terrorism Day, National Sorry Day, World No Tobacco Day, International Museum Day, International Labor Day, Scurvy Awareness Day, National Truffle Day, World Press Freedom Day, Join Hands Day, Free Comic Book Day, Oyster Day, International Deaf Awareness Week, National Tourist Appreciation Day, No Diet Day, World Asthma Day among others are some of the event celebrated during the month of May.

The most wanted man Osama Bin Laden who caused the lives of people was finally killed at his secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 2, 2011 by the U.S. Special Operations Forces.

Have you ever wonder who discovered Jamaica?  Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica during his second journey of exploration in the New World on May 4, 1494.

Founder of Marxism theory, Karl Marx was also born on May 5, 1818.

Founder of International Red Cross and YMCA Henri Dunant was also born in May.

Did you also know that the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale who earned the name “Lady of the Lamp” was also born in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820.

 The first non-Italian pope to be elected in 456 years and the first Polish Pope who also became the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church Pope John Paul II was born in May.



Giving a piece of jewelry containing a birthstone gem will bring the wearer with good luck and protection. Monthly birthstones symbolize the month of birth according to the Gregorian Calendar.

The birthstone for the month of May is the Emerald

The May birthstone reflects some of the properties with which the Emerald is associated with loyalty, faithfulness and friendship. The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the May Birthstone Emerald are memory, clairvoyance and faith. The healing properties of the May birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to the eyes, fertility, the spine and headaches. The Emerald is also used to enhance mental capabilities.

The traditional color associated with the Emerald is the deep green color and is strongly favored as a popular gem in Victorian jewelry. The meaning of colors through the ages represented many aspects of life.

Social, religious, biblical and Christian symbolism were all reflected in the color green! The symbolic meaning of the color green was renewal of life and nature.

The flower for May is the Lily of the Valley which means Faith, Courage, Foresight and Success in love.



Quote for the month of May by Edmund Spenster
“Then came fair May, the fairest maid on ground,
 Deck'd all with dainties of the season's pride,
 And throwing flowers out of her lap around”.

The next article will be on June


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