It's May Day

[Devil Doc]

Today is May Day, a celebration of the return of spring that goes back thousands of years in European traditions. Various May Day celebrations included the gathering of wildflowers and green branches, the weaving of floral garlands, and the setting up of a decorated May tree, or Maypole, around which people danced.

May Day never developed a Christian equivalent. In order to celebrate the holiday, workers had to stay home from work against their employers' wishes. It became known as a people's holiday, and in 1889, a congress of world Socialist parties held in Paris voted to choose May 1, 1890, as a day of demonstrations in favor of the eight-hour day.


Doc.

 

[AVB]

We need to bring back the 8 hour day. Where are all those Socialists when you need them.

 

[smokelaw1]

We need to bring back the 8 hour day. Where are all those Socialists when you need them.

Apparently, out having crazy pagan sex around Beltaine fires in honor of the eight hour workday.
Man, I always knew I should have been a socialist instead of a lawyer.

 

[Seavita]

The question is why a distress call is a Mayday?????

 

[Saxjazzman]

May Day, does that mean we have to hit the clubs today and watch some pole dancing to celebrate this day?? :whistling:

 

[Infinity]

We need to bring back the 8 hour day. Where are all those Socialists when you need them.

Apparently, out having crazy pagan sex around Beltaine fires in honor of the eight hour workday.
Man, I always knew I should have been a socialist instead of a lawyer.

Do you have the directions pleeeeease!!!

Brian

 

[sack]

I suppose that's why all the workers went to the pagan ceremonies, to unite. :whistling:

 

[Swifty]

We have a huge May Day Celebration in Minneapolis every year about 6 or 8 blocks from my house. I have gone a few times and really enjoyed it. Those who tend to lean to the right might not care for it too much, however there tends to be quite a few scantily clad women in attendance.