Queen Guinevere's Maying
Happy May Day. We've reached the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice.
There are more holidays on May 1st than any other calendar day. May Day celebrations have a long history in England. People would “bring in the May” with the gathering of
wildflowers and green branches, the weaving of floral hoops and hair
garlands, and the crowning of a May king and queen. Lovely tradition.
That photo is from a 1947 Life Magazine. I remember a maypole dance
on our school playground in the 1950's. Parents came, children dressed up. In class we made colored paper May baskets to take home, something the girls probably
enjoyed more than the boys.
Many years ago here, the neighborhood children (including Amanda) ran around hanging paper cones with flowers on the doors.
If you usually check the blog in the morning, I apologize for falling down on the job. Last week was a doozy between the hospice training and another issue that took up quite a bit of our energy and time. All is well and more on that later.
I hope May Day is peaceful wherever you are. It tends to bring out the nuts in Seattle.
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