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May 1 – May Day is a spring festival celebrating the renewal of nature.\u00a0\u00a0 It was especially popular in England during medieval times, with children dancing around the Maypole.\u00a0 May Day is a holiday similar to Labor Day in the U.S.<\/p>\n

May 2 – Minuteman 5 K Road Race – This event begins and finishes at Compo Beach.\u00a0 For further information, please contact 203-222-7447<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 2-8 Children\u2019s Book Week \u2013Every day is a good day to read to the children. Click on this website for more literacy ideas to make reading even more fun! http:\/\/www.bookweekonline.com\/about<\/a>\u00a0 Or, visit the Westport Library, a great place to take the children!<\/p>\n

May 3 \u2013 Teacher Appreciation Day – Today is a day to honor teachers \u2013 if your child is in school he or she might want to make a card for the teacher.\u00a0 Preschool age children 3-5 love playing school.\u00a0 Let the child be the teacher and read you a story or give you homework.\u00a0 You might want to invite some dolls or stuffed animals into the classroom as well.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0May 5 – Cinco de mayo commemorates the May 5, 1862 Battle of Puebla in which Mexican troops defeated Napoleon’s French forces.<\/p>\n

May 8- Mother’s Day<\/a>\u00a0-Today is a day to celebrate and pamper Mom.\u00a0 Help the children make cards or gifts or plan a special meal or other surprise for Mom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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May 8 – International Red Cross Day\u00a0 – The Red Cross offers a wide range of health and disaster relief services all over the world. School age children can learn more about their work at http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/. Au Pairs can register for CPR and first aid classes by calling me or the Red Cross. Today is a good day to check your first aid supplies in the house. Young children might want to play doctor with their dolls or stuffed animals<\/p>\n

May 15 – 9th Annual Castles in the Sand – Celebrate an afternoon of family, friends and fun as the community raises funds to support the homeless and other neighbors in need.\u00a0 The build-a-thon will be held at Compo Beach from noon to 4 p.m.\u00a0 Call Interfaith Housing at 203-226-3426 ext. 11 if you would like to reserve a sand-sculpting lot or obtain further information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

APIA Culture Fair at the Discovery Museum 4450 Park Avenue in Bridgeport from noon to 3 p.m. Meet other au pairs and see other cultures.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

May 30- Memorial Day<\/a>\u00a0 _ Memorial Day started in 1868 after the Civil War ended.\u00a0 Dead soldiers from both the north and the south were honored as a way to try to heal the nation.\u00a0 Now all past soldiers are honored.\u00a0 It is also a day that is considered to be the start of the summer season.\u00a0 Many people celebrate with a cook-out or even a trip to the beach.\u00a0 Westport’s Memorial Day parade will be Monday May 31st.\u00a0 It will begin at 9 a.m. at Saugatuck Elementary School, travel up Riverside Avenue, over the Post Road and on to Town Hall.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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