Topic Posted by: starfish
Date Posted: Thu May 1 10:02:49 2008
Additional Comments: When I was in grade school (late 50s & early 60s) we would celebrate May Day each year on May 1. We'd make baskets as part of an art lesson, fill them with flowers, then deposit them anonymously on the doorstep of a friend or neighbor. It was such a sweet & simple way to say "thinking of you", while sharing a few of the early spring blooms from one's garden. Fast forward 50 years. I currently live within walking distance of the "old neighborhood", and no such neighborliness exists today. Truth be told, if the neighborhood youths left an anonymous package on one's doorstep today, one would probably call out the "Bomb and Arson Squad"! Does anyone else have any reminiscences of May Day to share, or have those traditions now gone the way of the dinosaur??
Posted by: Holly Date posted: Fri May 2 20:31:00 2008
Message: This reminds me of the musical, Camelot. The Lusty Month of May.
Posted by: King of Pain Date posted: Thu May 1 18:02:59 2008
Message: I showed the film Hijacking Catastrophe today and am headed off to an anti-war rally now.
Just think how better the plight of workers would be in this country if Bush wasn't throwing away TRILLIONS of our tax dollars for his phony war. If you mortgage your house to buy crack, you will lose your house.
Posted by: Cinnamon Girl Date posted: Thu May 1 17:36:28 2008
Message: I've never heard of that tradition, and we've never done anything to celebrate.....however, today is my brother's birthday! :-) He's 57.
Posted by: ericaschild Date posted: Thu May 1 15:27:40 2008
Message: At age five, I made a basket outta a small milk carton and filled it w/ desert blooms (Phoenix) put it on stoop and rang doorbell and then skeedaddled...it was for mom. Every year I wonder why it's not still done??
Posted by: Vivian Date posted: Thu May 1 13:28:56 2008
Message:
I remember that we used to go out and run around a Maypole.I can’t remember exactly how we did it but I think we had streamers and we intertwined them by half of us running in the opposite direction, in and out of each other.
Posted by: Angela Date posted: Thu May 1 12:05:07 2008
Message: Vic told me yesterday that she could not wait to go to school today..i asked why she said it is May 1st...maybe there doing sommething special in school?
Posted by: valleygirl Date posted: Thu May 1 10:32:54 2008
Message:
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Posted by: valleygirl Date posted: Thu May 1 10:30:28 2008
Message: I remember doing that in the early 60s. We would make bouquets of paper flowers to take home to our moms. I think I'll buy my mom a bouquet of fresh flowers today, put a Happy May Day tag on them and take them over to her. Thanks for the memory, starfish!
