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What is celebrated on May 29?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Friday, May 29. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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7 unique authority records

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1 explicit country-scope records

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All observances on this date

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Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh

29 May 2026 in the Bahá’í calendar’s current civil mapping · Bahá’í Faith / global holy day

The official Bahá’í calendar lists the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh on 29 May 2026 and authoritative Bahá’í texts identify the holy day.

Source-backedRule Based Annual

European Neighbours’ Day

Last Friday of May (29 May in 2026) · Europe / neighbourhood-solidarity initiative originating in Paris in 1999

European institutional and city-project sources describe European Neighbours’ Day as an annual event held on the last Friday of May, originating in Paris in 1999.

Source-backedFixed Annual

International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day

29 May annually in Nepal’s official tourism observance · Nepal mountaineering and tourism commemoration of the first confirmed ascent of Everest

Nepal Tourism Board documents International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day on 29 May, commemorating the 29 May 1953 ascent by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Alligator Day

29 May · Wild Florida-created wildlife education observance

Wild Florida says it created National Alligator Day on May 29 in 2021 to raise awareness and improve understanding of alligators and their ecosystem role.

Source-backedRule Based Annual

National Heat Awareness Day

Last Friday in May · United States / heat-safety awareness

A New York legislative resolution states that National Heat Awareness Day is observed each year on the last Friday in May to highlight heat-related health risks.

Source-backedEdition Specific

World Digestive Health Day

29 May; 29 May 2026 verified · International / World Gastroenterology Organisation campaign

The World Gastroenterology Organisation’s 2026 campaign page states that it celebrates World Digestive Health Day each year and identifies Friday, May 29, 2026 for the current campaign.

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