No Club Meeting tonight ~ May Day Holiday

Mon, May 5th 2014 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am

May Day Holiday


May Day is a holiday that celebrates the return of spring. It is traditionally held on 1 May. May Day is not an official holiday in the United States, but in the United Kingdom it is a bank holiday. The holiday is celebrated officially on the first Monday of May. In some countries May Day is a holiday that honours workers.

How May Day Is Celebrated

One of the oldest May Day traditions is the maypole. A maypole is a tree trunk or pole decorated with 

Maypole dance - Liquidlibrary/ Dynamic Graphics/Thinkstock

colourful ribbons. On May Day dancers hold the ribbons and dance around the pole. Some towns also choose a May Day king and queen.
Another tradition is the giving of May Day baskets. Children make the baskets out of paper and fill them with flowers. They then bring the baskets to their neighbours

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