May Day, First of May, Ancient Passage
Posted: April 30, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Art, Arts, Beltane, History, Les Trés Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, May, May Day, Maypole, Middle Ages 2 Comments
May Day, the first day of May, was a time to celebrate the arrival of spring. In the Middle Ages it was the custom to gather wildflowers and green branches, weave floral garlands, and dance around a Maypole.
image: Folio 5v: the calendar page for May of Les Trés Riches Heures du Duc de Berry.
pundit from another planet 
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