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- Day of the year
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- Days left in the year
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Memorial Day is the U.S. federal holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military — first widely observed after the Civil War to decorate soldiers’ graves, formalized by Congress in 1971. National Wine Day was created to celebrate the full spectrum of wine — from Old World Burgundy to New World Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc — and to encourage people to explore a new variety or region. Geek Pride Day was created in Spain in 2006 to celebrate geek culture, chosen because May 25 is the anniversary of the 1977 release of Star Wars. Towel Day marks May 25, 2001, when fans of Douglas Adams organized the first tribute two weeks after his death, honoring the hitchhiker’s guide rule that a towel is the most massively useful thing an interstellar traveler can have. Graves, grapes, lightsabers, and a towel.
All holidays on May 25
Memorial Day
National Wine Day
African Liberation Day
Argentina Revolution Day
Cheese Rolling Gloucester
Decoration Day
Geek Pride Day
Global Africa Day
Jordan Independence Day
May Revolution Day
National Brown-Bag It Day
National Sing Out Day
National Tap Dance Day
National VTuber Day
Prayer for Peace Memorial Day
Spring Bank Holiday
Towel Day
Whit Monday
Whit Monday (Martinique)
Whit Monday (Saint Barthelemy)
Whit Monday (Saint Martin)
World Thyroid Day
About May 25
May 25 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on May 25?
On May 25, Memorial Day is the most widely observed U.S. federal holiday, honoring military dead on the last Monday of May. National Wine Day is the most popular food and beverage observance, and Geek Pride Day is the most recognized pop culture observance, anchored to Star Wars’ 1977 anniversary.
What countries celebrate holidays on May 25?
May 25 observances span African Union member states (African Liberation Day), Argentina (Argentina Revolution Day), Jordan (Jordan Independence Day), the UK (Spring Bank Holiday, Whit Monday), and the U.S., which hosts Memorial Day, National Wine Day, Geek Pride Day, and National Missing Children’s Day.
What awareness days are on May 25?
May 25 includes National Missing Children’s Day, established in 1983 by President Reagan to honor Etan Patz, who disappeared May 25, 1979, World Thyroid Day, raising awareness for thyroid diseases affecting 200 million people, and Don’t Fry Day, which opens skin cancer prevention season before Memorial Day weekend.
