Happy May Day

Did you know the May Day is actually two different holidays in one? Well it is.

The tradition of May baskets and May poles come from the celebration of Beltane and Walpurgis, ancient “pagan” holidays to celebrate the beginning of summer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day

It is, also, International Workers Day (ie. Labor Day). The US and other countries don’t celebrate it as such an that stems “from a resistance to emboldening worldwide working-class unity”.

Read more here : https://www.npr.org/2022/04/30/1095729592/what-is-may-day-history

So whether you’re a pagan, or a Wobblie; Happy May Day!

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