May Festival 2023: Heres a list of festivals, holidays, and National & International events
May Festivals 2023: According to the Hindu calendar, the month of Jyeshtha will begin, during which Tagore Jayanti will also be celebrated.
May Festivals 2023: May is filled with festivals, fasts, and other auspicious occasions. During the current month, there will be several auspicious days starting from Mohini Ekdashi on the first day of the month when devotees worship lord Vishnu to Narashinma Jayanti, and Buddha Purnima, among others.
According to the Hindu calendar, the month of Jyeshtha will begin, during which Tagore Jayanti will also be celebrated. One of the most anticipated days of the year falls during this month, and the globe celebrates it as Mother's Day. Apara Ekadashi will also be commemorated throughout this month, followed by Shani Jayanti, and on the same day, ladies will fast for the well-being of their spouses on the day of Vat Savitri, one of the most important Hindu festivals. After Jyeshtha Amavasya, Maharana Pratap Jayanti will be celebrated during the last week of May.
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With so many auspicious occasions in the month of May, Zeebiz has made a calendar for the month which will help people keep track of all the festivals and special occasions:
| Date | Day | Festival |
| May 1 | Monday | -International Labor Day -Mohini Ekadashi - Thrissur Pooram |
| May 2 | Tuesday | - Parshuram Dwadashi -World Asthma Day -Budh Pradosh Vrat |
| May 3 | Wednesday | - World Press Freedom Day |
| May 4 | Thursday | - Narashima Jayanti -Coal Miners Day India -Agni Nakshatra begins -Chinnamasta Jayanti |
| May 5 | Friday | -Buddha Purnima -International Firefighters Day -Vaishaka Purnima |
| May 6 | Saturday | -Kurma Jayanti -Narada Jayanti -Jayesha month begins -Ishti |
| May 7 | Sunday | -Ravindranath Tagore Jayanti -World Laughter Day |
| May 8 | Monday | - Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi -World Red Cross Day |
| May 9 | Tuesday | -Rabindranath Jayanti -Sankashti Chaturthi |
| May 11 | Thursday | -National Technology Day |
| May 12 | Friday | -Kalashtami -Maik Krishna Janmashtami |
| May 13 | Saturday | -International Nurses Day -World Cocktail Day |
| May 14 | Sunday | -Mother's Day -Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi |
| May 15 | Monday | -Vrishabha Sankranti -Apara Ekadashi -International Family Day -Bhadrakali Jayanti |
| May 16 | Tuesday | -Sikkim Foundation Day |
| May 17 | Wednesday | -World Telecommunication Day -Budh Pradosh Vrat -Masik Shivratri |
| May 19 | Friday | -Vat Savitri Vrat -Shani Jayanti -National Endangered Species Day |
| May 20 | Saturday | -World Bee Day -Chandra Darshan -Ishti |
| May 21 | Sunday | -Anti Terrorism Day -Rohini Vrat |
| May 22 | Monday | -Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
| May 23 | Tuesday | -Vinayak Chaturthi |
| May 25 | Thursday | -Skanda Shashti |
| May 28 | Sunday | -Dhumavati Jayanti -Veer Savarkar Jayanti |
| May 29 | Monday | -Mahesh Navami -Agni Nakshatram Ends |
| May 30 | Tuesday | -Goa Statehood Day -Ganga Dassehra |
| May 31 | Wednesday | -World No Tobacco Day -Ahilyabai Holkar Jayanti -Gayatri Jayanti -Nirjala Ekadashi -Ramalakshamana Dwadashi |
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