MAY 1: Imagine living in a village surrounded by meadows. On the first of May, the girls wake at dawn to gather wildflowers in baskets to be left on doorsteps, and the boys create all sorts of mischief to disguise their awkwardness as bashful suitors. The day culminates in ritual dancing around a maypole to acknowledge and tame the high spirits brought on by the perfumed air warmed by the sun's new brightness. May Day celebrations seem to stretch back forever in time... read more here Martha Stewart Living, May 2001
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Traditional English May Day celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen and dancing around a Maypole.
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