May 1, 2025<\/p>\n
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\nDon\u2019t forget to wash your face with morning dew on May 1 for good luck.\u00a0
\nMay Day has its roots in astronomy. Traditionally, it was the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. This is one of the Celtic ‘cross quarter days’, which mark the midway points between the solstices and equinoxes of the year.
\nIn the Middle Ages, the Gaelic people celebrated the festival of Beltane, which means \u201cDay of Fire.\u201d People created large bonfires and danced at night to celebrate.<\/p>\n
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\nCommunists appropriated the day.
\nIn 1901, The Second International Socialist Congress proclaimed that proletariat groups \u201cenergetically celebrate the advent of the eight-hour work day.\u201d The former medieval holiday was taken over by the Soviet Union and other communist regimes and used as a propaganda tool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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