May Week
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- This article refers to the week at Cambridge Uni, UK. For the celebratory week in Argentina see May Revolution.
May Week is the name used within the University of Cambridge to refer to the week following Suicide Sunday and the end of the academic year. Contrary to its name, it no longer occurs in May, but rather in June. Being the week after examinations finish for the year, it is a cause for heavy celebration amongst the students of the University. Highlights of the week include May balls, as well as College events and garden parties.
During this time, students get a much needed opportunity to relax where some choose to punt on the River Cam (sometimes to Grantchester) taking in the beauty Cambridge in the summer has to offer.