So we know Mother’s Day is coming up, but did you know that there are a bunch of other holidays celebrated in the month of May? No? Well it’s a good thing we’re here to help!
These are a few of our favorites:
May 3rd was Hug Your Cat Day, which should not to be confused with Hug Someone Else’s Cat Day, which falls on June 4th.

We love cats and we love hugging our cats too, even though sometimes they aren’t too keen on it. So while we may have technically missed this holiday, we’re pretty sure we celebrated without even knowing it.
May 6th is National Nurses Day, which sounds like a great reason to gift a nurse with some of our fun designer bandages or the First Aid Indian Educational Poster.
May 9th is Lost Sock Memorial Day. We all have sad orphan socks in our drawers. This is the day we need to take them out and honor the memory of their lost siblings, turn the orphaned sock into a puppet, and then go out and buy a fresh new pair of socks.
May 14th is National Dance Like a Chicken Day!

“Call up your local oom pah band, because today we Vogeltanz until we drop. Or, gather all the Arrested Development fanatics you know and start a round of your worst chicken dance impersonations. Or introduce your own interpretation of how a chicken might dance. All of the above apply, as long as your moves are fowl.” Whatever you do, the day can only be improved by including some of our Rubber Chicken items.
May 23rd is Lucky Penny Day. On this day finding lucky pennies on the ground is exponentially luckier, so keep your eyes peeled. But remember, don’t pick up that penny unless you see Abraham Lincoln’s face staring up at you. And if you decide to pick it up anyway, you’d better have some of our Jinx Removing Spray on hand to fend off bad luck.
(Psst! If you want to learn about even more silly and unusual May holidays, visit Mentalfloss.)