May Day

May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's spring equinox and midsummer... Wikipedia

  • Significance:  European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer
  • Celebrations:  Raising and decorating Maypoles, decorating buildings with green branches and flowers, crowning a May Queen, Jack in the Green, bonfires, feasting, dancing, singing, processions
  • Date:  May 1
  • date:  May 1
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