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MAY DAY
May Day is observed annually on May 1. In many ancient calendars, May 1 was the first day of summer. This was a cause for celebration. One of the more popular rituals was harvesting flowers and giving them to neighbors and strangers in cone-shaped baskets. These “May Baskets” become more commonly known as “May Day Baskets”. The current tradition is observed by hanging a cone-shaped basket full of flowers or other gifts on the outside doorknob, then knocking or ringing the doorbell and run away.
May Day has been a traditional day of celebration for centuries, with some of the earliest appearings in pre-Christian times. In English tradition, May Day is celebrated by crowning a May Queen and dancing around a maypole. The Finnish tradition is a carnival-type celebration in the streets that includes a special type of lemonade that is made with lemons, brown sugar and yeast. In France, it is correct to give people either dogwood or lily of the valley to celebrate May Day. In Italy, a seasonal feast is held to celebrate the arrival of spring.
While different countries have different ways to celebrate May Day, it is truly a celebration of spring.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Use #MayDay when posting on Social Media. Participate in the May Day tradition of hanging baskets of flowers on doors.
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1. Ahhh... May Day!! Happy May! Did you celebrate this when you were a child by dancing around a Maypole or leaving flowers on someone's porch? Will you be celebrating a special occasion in May? I never danced around a Maypole but I did leave flowers on a neighbor's porch one year when I was around seven years old. Mom helped, of course. As to other special occasions... our 34th wedding anniversary will be next week and our grandson graduates from college the week after.
(There are so many other things being celebrated today that I
think we need to give them some attention, too!)
2. National Mother Goose Day was founded in 1987. Can you name a nursery rhyme that would fit your life as it was in 1987? If you are a youngster and not yet born in 1987, you may pass, of course, but do you have a favorite nursery rhyme? HERE is a list of nursery rhymes. This wasn't easy. I read a bunch of nursery rhymes before settling on To Market, To Market. Joe and I had been married for two years in 1987 and the boys were still at home. I spent a lot of time at the grocery store buying food!! I cooked more then than I do now, that's for sure!
3. National Chocolate Parfait Day is also honored on this day. Parfait means perfect in French. Tell us about a perfect day, in your mind, and would/could it end with a chocolate parfait? My perfect day starts with not setting an alarm! When I get up, being at the beach or in the mountains somewhere would be wonderful. Just a book to read and Joe's hand to hold. I'm sure we could work in a chocolate parfait!!
4. National School Principal's Day was founded to celebrate these school administrators who support and guide quality teachers and staff to provide productive learning environments for our children. Did you have a good Principal when you were in school? Do you remember his/her name? Mr. Duvall was a great Principal. Have you ever wondered when to use PRINCIPLE or PRINCIPAL? Your principal is always a PAL.
5. And perhaps the most important one is Silver Star Service Banner Day which honors the sacrifices of the combat wounded, ill, and dying service members from all branches of the military. Do you have family members who have served this country in uniform? Tell us about them, if you will. I'm very proud of Joe and his two brothers who all served in the military as does a nephew who is currently in the Marine Corp. My dad served in the Army and then worked for the Airforce as a civilian until he retired at age 55.
6. It's Hump Day! How is your week going so far? So far, so good. My knees are feeling better and the inflammation has gone down in both of them. I guess it was just a two-week flare-up. I am still getting the surgery scheduled. Gotta do it. We got our house pressure washed yesterday. It needed it badly. Done. I'm not sure yet if we will go to the farm (Joe's client) today or Friday this week (will find out when I get home from work), but other than that it is pretty quiet. Nice for a change!
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