It's May Day

United States
May 1, 2026 8:28am CST
Welcome to May, folks. I remember learning about May 1st being May Day and dancing around the May Pole when I was in elementary school. Did you ever hear of that? It was a traditional folk celebration for people to take a tall pole and decorate it with ribbons woven around it and dance around it to celebrate spring, fertility, and community festivity. This year has just flown by for me. Has it for you?
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@augusta123 (9658)
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16m
Happy new may month. Today is workers day so I didn't go to work. Have a nice day
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The Horse
@TheHorse (237310)
• Walnut Creek, California
1h
I had actually forgotten it is May Day!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (206817)
• United States
2h
Yes, and I remember making May baskets in first grade.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (85623)
• United States
3h
I don’t remember celebrating May Day. In Hawaii this was “Lei Day,” and all the civilians in our command wearing fresh flowers around their necks sent me to the emergency room. Allergies.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (173179)
• United States
2h
I remember learning about that as something that used to happen way back when. I've never actually seen anybody do it, though.
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