According to history…. “During medieval times, May Day festivities took off in England. At the crack of dawn everyone would “go a-maying,” gathering flowers and greenery and choosing a Maypole.
Women would also wash their faces in fresh spring dew to improve their complexions — and men would try to seduce them. (Many poems about May Day festivities have made it into the scholarly canon of English Lit., and thus college classrooms — and almost all of them are not-so-subtle efforts to seduce a virgin.)
Children hung flower baskets from door-handles, whether to fend off evil spirits or spread joy.
And there were games, contests, dressed-up cows, sports, jesters, and wild costumes. A Queen of May was appointed to preside over festivities.”
History then goes on towards “a negative spin” which I am choosing to omit. Lets keep it a happy joyous day, all hall the Queen!
Don’t you agree? Happy May Day however you choose to spend it.
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