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MAY '07	FAITH	EVENT
Tuesday 1		Pagan New Year	Celebration of fertility and growth. Marks consummation of the sacred marriage between the god and goddess. Essay: May Day Made Me a Pagan
Thursday 3		Prayer Day	National Prayer Day
Sunday 13		Mother's Day	Second Sunday in May; a celebration of motherhood and a day to honor mothers.
Thursday 17		Ascension Day	Marks the Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven; occurs the fortieth day after Easter. Essay: The Ascension of Jesus
Wednesday 23		Bab	Celebrates the Bab, herald of the greater messenger of God Resource: More on the Bab
Wednesday 23, 24		Shavuot	Two-day festival commemorating the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the giving of the Torah (begins at sundown the previous day). Essay: Shavuot: One Night, Four Synagogues
Sunday 27		Pentecost	Commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit to Jesus' disciples and the beginning of the Christian church; observed on the Sunday 50 days after Easter. Essays: Pentecost and Babble/Babel, From Clapping Hands to Still, Small Voice,
Tuesday 29		Ascension  Baha'u'llah	Commemorates the death of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i faith. Link: About the Ascension of Baha'u'llah
Tuesday 29		Trinity Sunday	Sunday after Pentecost; a day appointed to celebrate the doctrine of the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Link: About Trinity Sunday
Thursday 31		Vesak (Visakha Puja/Buddha Day)	Celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha (Hana Matsuri in Japan); celebrated on different days in the spring depending on one's culture and Buddhist tradition. Resource: Celebrating the Birth of the Buddha
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