May
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- 2. May will have two full moons during the month. The second moon is called a ___.
- 4. May the ___ be with you.
- 6. This day celebrates the victory of the Mexican army over the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
- 8. The Latin word for equal day and night, an event that happens every Spring.
- 9. The Roman and Greek goddess that May is named after. She is the mother of Hermes.
- 11. This holiday celebrates all the mothers!
- 12. This flower is known as a wartime flower. It's seeds are germinated in disturbed soil, like the trodden ground of a battlefield.
- 14. The zodiac sign that covers the end of May into June.
- 15. This flower is the secondary birth flower for May and is a longstanding symbol of hope.
- 17. The Latin word for “season," meaning “seed time.
- 18. The quintessential plant symbol of Japan.
- 19. Birth flower for the month of May.
Down
- 1. A common spring plant, and a hardy, perennial vegetable grown for its tart, edible stalks, while the leaves are poisonous and must be discarded.
- 3. This day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
- 4. This moon is the first full moon of May.
- 5. The first day of May, marking the return of spring and also Lei Day in Hawaii.
- 7. The number of weeks that Spring lasts.
- 10. The zodiac sign that covers the majority of May.
- 13. The Greek goddess of spring who was abducted by Hades to the underworld.
- 16. Birthstone for the month of May.