Originally, May 12 was chosen, since it was Florence Nightingale's birth date and she was widely considered to be the founder of modern nursing.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 12. In 2011, the day was observed on Thursday, May 12.
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As the founder of Modern Nursing, her birthday is 12 May, and is celebrated around the world as International Nurses Day
The most formal celebration of International Nurses Day occurs in London's Westminster Abbey. Each May 12, there is a service commemorating nurses. The event is culminated by the lighting of a symbolic lamp in the Nurse's Chapel, then handed between a line of nurses to the Dean, who places the lamp on the High Altar. This ritual symbolizes the historical passing of knowledge from nurses of one generation to the next generation. Other places in the world have various kinds of rituals and commemoration events.
It will be on May 12, 2010.
National School Nurse Day is always the Wednesday during National Nurses Week, so for 2013, the day will be celebrated on May 8th.
National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
"International Tuba Day" is celebrated on the first Friday in May each year.
May Day and the International Labour Day.
International Llama day is celebrated annually on the 16th of May. The day began being celebrated since the first discovery of Llamas back in 2001.
workers
International Workers' Day is an international holiday, which is celebrated in many countries on May first (May Day) of each year. It is a day when demonstrations are sometimes organized in different countries by labor organizations.