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Morriston Primary School
'To be the best you can be' - Article 29
May Day
Another term for May 1st, May Day is a public holiday traditionally associated with celebrating the arrival of summer.
The May Day bank holiday takes place on the first Monday in May.
What is the history of May Day?
An ancient festival, May Day was originally a celebration of the changing of the seasons in the northern hemisphere and was associated with light, flowers and fertility.
May Day has more recently become associated with International Worker's Day to commemorate the introduction of the 8 hour working day in America in May 1886.
What are some May Day traditions?
Some English traditions associated with May Day include:
- crowning a May Queen - the personification of spring or summer, she is usually crowned with flowers
- dancing round the Maypole - symbolising a tree, the Maypole is decorated with flowers and ribbons and danced round in the hope of a good harvest
- Morris dancing
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