christiefan915 (05-01-2021), Cypress (05-01-2021), PoliTalker (05-01-2021), ThatOwlWoman (05-01-2021)
A fond childhood memory is making May Day Baskets. We put sprigs of lilacs or mock orange plus candy into each, left them on neighbors porches, rang the bell, yelled “Happy May Day” and ran.
I wonder if anyone still does this? I did it with my kids, but I don’t think my kids do it
christiefan915 (05-01-2021), Cypress (05-01-2021), PoliTalker (05-01-2021), ThatOwlWoman (05-01-2021)
I thought May Day was the day when the Soviet Union had those parades with all of the military paraphernalia.
Its other name was Try to Scare the West Shitless Day. In the end, it didn't work.
I remember May 5th being a big day because major pay per view boxing matches were usually scheduled in the days before streaming took over.
The Mexican Americans were really big on it for some reason. It was fun.
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christiefan915 (05-01-2021), ThatOwlWoman (05-01-2021)
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
christiefan915 (05-01-2021), Phantasmal (05-01-2021)
christiefan915 (05-01-2021), Cypress (05-01-2021), ThatOwlWoman (05-01-2021)
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christiefan915 (05-01-2021), Cypress (05-01-2021)
They DID have those big parades with the missiles and stuff. In nicer places, people set up a May pole and danced around it. In even earlier times they danced around the May pole nude, then chased each other through the fields and forests. May Day (aka Beltane) is a fertility festival that goes back thousands of years.
I guess the Soviets were compensating with those big missiles. lol
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
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