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So where is the Azerothian Mother’s Day celebration? Orphan’s Week is the Azerothian celebration of Children’s Day (celebrated on May 5 in Korea). Orphan/victim of war days are common in early may - usually with May Day celebrations. Usually I make cakes for my parent’s special days. I’m married, so I have the pleasure of [...]

Many of these customs are due to May Day being a cross-quarter day, meaning that it falls approximately halfway between a solstice and an equinox. Traditional English May Day rites and celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen and celebrations involving a Maypole. May Day has been a traditional day of festivities throughout the [...]

Perhaps the National Day of Prayer should have been held on April Fools Day rather than May Day. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. Perhaps the National Day of Prayer should have been held on [...]

Fish and Game workers responded and chased the male cat deeper into the hillside; no word on what happened to the other mountain lion. SCV Deputies then door-knocked their way through the neighborhood to warn residents of the sighting. Would Congestion Pricing work in the Newhall Pass? Are you familiar with the idea of charging [...]

I remember as a child loving dancing round the Maypole at school, and at the village fetes near the village my aunt lived in in the Cotswolds. But now my children’s extremely multicultural, politically correct school doesn’t do Maypole - probably much too English, and I’m worried that my girls will never get to have [...]

Still for us His death He pleads, Alleluia! Prevalent He intercedes, Alleluia! Near Himself prepares our place, Alleluia! Harbinger of human race, Alleluia! Master, (will we ever say), Alleluia! Taken from our head to day, Alleluia! See Thy faithful servants, see, Alleluia! Ever gazing up to Thee, Alleluia! Grant, though parted from our sight, Alleluia! [...]

Dancing around the maypole was once a very merry and frivolous affair, yet today’s maypole dancing with its colourful ribbons is a relatively modern dance, only dating back to the nineteenth century. Extract taken from the Chambers Book of Days May 1st 1864, details the traditions of May Day. Amongst the Romans, the feeling of [...]

With Wednesday not a TV game and Monday and Thursday off, I am flying to Florida to spend the four days at home. Maybe I will work on my golf game a couple of days and make sure that the lawn is getting enough water. Although the disease made it progressively harder for me to [...]

Historically the Walpurgisnacht is derived from Pagan spring customs. Due to Walpurga’s holy day falling on the same day, her name became associated with the celebrations. Early Christianity had a policy of ‘Christianising’ pagan festivals so it is no accident that St. Walpurga’s day was set to May 1st. An older tradition from Southern Sweden [...]