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    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

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by NiftyNiblick View Post
    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.
    I guess May baskets were the Midwest’s way of subverting the Soviets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    I guess May baskets were the Midwest’s way of subverting the Soviets.
    Looks like it worked.
    I tend to be too critical of Middle America, I guess.
    Sorry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    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
    I never heard of that, but I would like to find a random basket of flowers and candy on my porch!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    I never heard of that, but I would like to find a random basket of flowers and candy on my porch!
    They apparently brought your avatar back to relevance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NiftyNiblick View Post
    Looks like it worked.
    I tend to be too critical of Middle America, I guess.
    Sorry.
    Don’t be, I’m critical of them myself. It’s why I won’t live in my home town, again, by choice. I will say that my hometown is very diverse for a small farming community, but there are a lot of people that resent it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    I never heard of that, but I would like to find a random basket of flowers and candy on my porch!
    It made people happy for a moment. I love acts of kindness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NiftyNiblick View Post
    They apparently brought your avatar back to relevance.
    My avatar is not Soviet.

    I think May Day has been a thing long before parades on Red Square. Something tells me May Day traditions might go back to the middle ages.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    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
    I never heard of this tradition, but it sounds lovely. I guess here our baskets would have dead-looking twigs and leftover Easter candy. And the bears would eat them before the neighbors found them. lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by NiftyNiblick View Post
    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.
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    My avatar is not Soviet.

    I think May Day has been a thing long before parades on Red Square. Something tells me May Day traditions might go back to the middle ages.
    The Catholic Church, May is a big month celebrating Mary. I remember parades around the block of the church, and making and wearing wreaths of flowers on my head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    It made people happy for a moment. I love acts of kindness.
    The world needs all the innocence and kindness it can get.

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    Hello Phantasmal,

    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    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
    Sounds great. Random acts of kindness.

    Love it.

    Never heard of it, but it sounds wonderful.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    The Catholic Church May is a big month celebrating Mary. I remember parades around the block of the church, and making and wearing wreaths of flowers on my head.
    I think historically May Day was some kind of celebration of the return of Spring, and I suspect it has roots in the European Middle Ages - maybe even based on earlier pagan traditions.

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