Today Is May Day...May 1st 2009.....what is may day? What does it mean.....I have pasted some info for you to read up on....you never know when this will be on Jeopardy!May Day is related to the
Celtic festival of
Beltane and the
Germanic festival of
Walpurgis Night. May Day falls exactly half of a year from
November 1, another
cross-quarter day which is also associated with various northern European
pagan and
neopagan festivals such as
Samhain. May Day marks the end of the uncomfortable winter half of the year in the Northern hemisphere, and it has traditionally been an occasion for popular and often raucous celebrations, regardless of the locally prevalent political or religious establishment.
May Day was also celebrated by some early European settlers of the
American continent. In some parts of the
United States, May Baskets are made. These baskets are small and usually filled with flowers or treats and left at someone's doorstep. The basket giver would ring the bell and run away. The person receiving the basket would try to catch the fleeing giver. If they caught the person, a kiss was to be exchanged
IT ALSO IS...
May Day can refer to various
labour celebrations conducted on May 1 that commemorate the fight for the
eight hour day. May Day in this regard is called
International Workers' Day, or
Labour Day. The idea for a "workers holiday" began in Australia in 1856. With the idea having spread around the world, the choice of May 1st became a commemoration by the
Second International for the people involved in the
1886 Haymarket affair.
[8]As such, May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the
labour movement. Although May Day received its inspiration from the United States, the U.S. Congress designated May 1 as
Loyalty Day in 1958 due to the day's perceived appropriation by the
Soviet Union.
[14] Alternatively,
Labor Day traditionally occurs on the first Monday in September in the United States. People often use May Day as a day for political protest, such as the million people who demonstrated against far-right candidate
Jean-Marie Le Pen in
France, or as a day for protest against government actions, such as pro-immigrant rallies across the United States.
To get more info follow
this link.Happy May Day!
Me sporting my new hat.....
They actually had a great weekend together...a lot of good sister time...I was quite surprised....
Rory and I, end of the day and exhausted....
The girls and I tyring to enjoy a diet pepsi...
Eating breakfast with Baloo....
And after....they grow so fast
Here we are waiting for the parade to start....it was the end of the day so we are all a bit spent.
The kids all sitting around at lunch planning out the rest of the day......how cute.
Our first ever encounter with the fairy godmother from Cinderella....we were so stoked.
This was the first shot of the day.....before anything....can't you just feel the excitement from their expressions......
Playing....
Enjoying the water and some sunshine
Abi dancing around in the water...
Telling me she is tired and ready to go....
Abi so much taller than last year...she could reach that last year....
Birthday party at the waterpark in 4S ranch.....the girls had so much fun
Abi enjoying some camera time on Friday...she enjoys goofing off
