Blessed May 28th!
May 28 is a special holiday. For every holiday is for a reason.
Although we may not know the origins of many of these festivals, eager celebrants eagerly participate in May 28 as a very special day for so many different reasons.
Here are the various holidays on May 28 (arranged alphabetically);
AMNESTY DAY
May 28th is Amnesty Day, proclaimed by Amnesty International to celebrate the establishment of the organization in 1961. As a public holiday, Amnesty Day aims to raise public awareness of human rights issues around the world. Human injustices, such as torture and unjust detention, are the focus of this organization and this holiday.
Zerowork Festival
Based on several ancient cultures’ traditions of the year of jubilee (when slaves were freed, debts were forgiven and work retired), the Zerowork festival is held on May 28th th.
The first tuber potatoes are on the 28th of May, as others join their laziness. After all, it is a Zerowork festival.
Hamburger Day
“Do you want fries with that?”
The end of May marks the beginning of outdoor grilling season, and hamburgers are the hallmark of the dining channel. On May 28th, Hamburger Day, people everywhere fire up their barbecues to cook burgers with endless delicious toppings.
Hamburger Day really has a fairly sober origin. On May 28, 1969, after two weeks of massive fighting, the American forces in Vietnam retreated from Ap Bia Mountain (Hill 937), which later became known as “Hamburger Hill” because of all the casualties suffered there.
James Bond Day
“Bond, James Bond.”
Ian Lancaster Fleming, British author and author of the legendary British secret agent (James Bond, 007), was born on May 28, 1908.
Celebrate Ian Fleming’s birthday, explore new and exciting movies, read his favorite stories and watch the best of the lovable James Bond movies. From Doctor No to Diamonds Forever, and from Golden to Golden Eye, James Bond readers and movies has captivated audiences with its investigative prowess, intriguing spy plots and word-of-mouth jokes.
Who is your favorite James Bond? Is it Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore or Timothy Dalton?
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The Calendar of Saints lists the following for May 28: Albertus Csanad, Aloisius Biraghi, Andreas Salos, Antonius Julianus Nowowiejski, Bernardus Menthonis, Caraunus of Carnotensis, Crescens, Dioscorides, Emilius Sardus, Felix of Sardinia, Germanus of Paris; Gissur Isleifsson Skálholti, Helicon of Thessalonica, Helladius, Ignatius of Rostov, John Shert, Justus Urgelli, Ladislai Demski, Lucian of Sardinia, Margaret of Plantagenet Pole, Maria Bartholomew of Bagnes, Mariana, Martyrs of Palestine, Paul Hanh, Paul, Florentinus of Podius, Priam of Sardinia, Robert Johnson, Sephyrinus, Senator of Milan, Senator of Papia, Stephen of Narbonne, and his associates. Thomas Ford and William de Gellon.
Notable anniversaries on May 28
The Sierra Club, a global conservation organization, in San Francisco, in California, on Apr. 28. 1890
On May 28, 1898, Secundio Pia published the first photograph of the Shroud of Turin in the Turin Cathedral.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill, adding the phrase “under God” to the American Pledge of Allegiance, on May 28, 1954.
The first Daytime Emmy Awards show was held on May 28, 1974.
Matthias Rust, a young German, landed a private Cessna airplane in the middle of Moscow’s Red Square on May 28, 1987. Rust was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Various other holidays May 28
May 28 also Honored Ancestor, Azerbaijan National Day, National Flag Day (Philippines), Fairy Pin-Handi and Button-Lonsing Day, Morning Radio Day, National Day (Ethiopia), Reconciliation Week (Australia), Slugs Return from Capistrano and Whooping Crane Day.
Happy May 28th everyone!
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