Saturday, April 30, 2022

May Day

 Happy First day of May or May Day

   When I was a child growing up, My Mom, little sister and I would gather flowers mostly found in Mom's garden, make paper cones and hang them on our neighbors front door knobs, wishing them a happy May Day

  When I first started looking for links about May Day the first one I came across was a surprise to me-as this started out as a political socialist event about workers-ah no I am not interested in that one. So below is the happier version and what I grew up with at home as a child.

A little more information about this celebration for May Day here I found this an interesting article

From the Farmer's Almanac here with more history information and interesting tid bits


   




I grew up with hanging May Day baskets on door knobs


  Have you celebrated May Day with baskets of flowers?

27 comments:

  1. That's a beautiful memory and celebration. Love the paper cones and hang at the knobs. Would like to make it. Happy May day Kathy.

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  2. no i haven't but i wish i had.. :) Now once shortly after we moved to CA .. in 2012 we went to an event... I guess i didn't realize it was May day or at least the weekend of May Day.. And they had a May Day Pole set up with ribbons and dancing around it. Hubs and i had crepes for the first time.. Crepes and strawberries and cream.. Delicious..! They had arts and crafts and music.. Fun event.. But other than that no one in my family celebrated May Day.. too bad it would have been fun.. Hugs! deb

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    1. Oh that would have been very fun. I have never seen the May Day Pole with the ribbons and dancing that would have been a very fun weekend event hugs

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  3. Happy May Day to you and yours, Kathy! I think the flower basket tradition is beautiful.

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    1. I did too, don't know if anyone is still sharing flower baskets any more

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  4. Here May Day is celebrated with flowers and may poles, but their are alos political marches. Hugs, Vaerie

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    1. I love that about the may poles. I never knew about the political aspect of may day before

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  5. Happy May Day Kathy. I never realized until a couple of years ago what a big holiday this is in parts of the world. I hope you have a beautiful spring day.

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    1. thank you hope your day is a pretty day too. I am thinking my Mom was carrying on traditions with us, she lived rural so they would have celebrated I am thinking

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  6. Very sweet tradition in your family!

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  7. The flower cones are a beautiful idea. Not something i had heard of here in the UK. I always think of May as the most beautiful month with gorgeous blossoms and milder weather and the vision of the maidens dancing around the May pole. Happy May day my friend xxx

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    1. Good morning, thank you I love May too and thank you for stopping by

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  8. Two years ago, I created a Tussi Mussi and filled it with tulips that I hung on myi friend Sally's door. It was great fun. I remember when I was in 2nd grade, we danced around a Maypole in the town square. We had to practice the day before and some of the girls got confused and went the wrong way. I think it worked out OK on the actual day we did it for the town.

    I LOVE that you brought up those memories. Thanks for that.

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    1. You are welcome, this brought up fun memories for me too when I was a child. I never did the maypole-that looks like it would be great fun for kids-or kids at heart
      I have comments set for approval first as I get spurts of spam so this way spam doesn't get published. I was out burning leaves for a couple of hours. today-hugs

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  9. I know you set your comments to approval, but it didn't show as being published and it usually says so and must be approved, etc. No notice after I published the above. Therefore the second message.

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    1. I think this new change by google with the comments is strange too-it doesn't always let you know if it accepted the comment or not-that's happened to me allot lately

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  10. Kathy what a wonderful way to celebrate the first day of May. I have never read about doing this special thing. I am sure when folks found them on their door knobs they were very blessed and happy. Hope your first day of May is wonderful friend. Hugs!

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    1. Thanks you too-enjoy the month of May I remember we all had much fun on May day with hanging flowers on friends door knobs-a fun surprise for them

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  11. We had little plastic baskets that we would put a few flowers in and put it on their doorknob and knock and run
    Cathy

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    1. so fun wasn't it? so glad someone else remembers doing this too-hugs

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