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May Day

May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve. Traditions often include gathering wildflowers and green branches, weaving floral garlands, crowning a May Queen, and setting up a Maypole, May Tree or May Bush, around which people dance. Bonfires are also part of the festival in some regions. Regional varieties and related traditions include Walpurgis Night in central and northern Europe, the Gaelic festival Beltane, the Welsh festival Calan Mai, and May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has also been associated with the ancient Roman festival Floralia. International Workers' Day is also called "May Day" but the two are unrelated.

Flores de Mayo , a similar holiday celebrated throughout the month of May in the Philippines.
Beltane , the Gaelic May Day festival.
Fiesta de las Cruces , a holiday celebrated 3 May in many parts of Spain and Hispanic America.
May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary - May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary refer to special Marian devotions held in the Catholic Church during the month of May honoring Mary, mother of God, as "the Queen of May". These services may take place inside or outside.
Maypole - A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on 1 May or Pentecost, although in some countries it is instead erected at Midsummer.
May Queen - In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday of 1 May, and of springtime and the coming growing season. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May Day celebrations.
Public holidays in Finland
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland
Public holidays in Sweden
Public holidays in Norway
Germanic paganism
International observances

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