Hi, children! Happy May Day!
Talking of May Day, I'm sure you will think of a picture like this:
But many people are not working. They are doing this:
So many people take a trip on May Day.
Or this:
"I feel so good!"
Or just like Mr Linglish:
May Day can also mean WORKING(Staying) with Your Family and Friends.
But look at the following pictures:
May Day also means a day of flowers, and it's a traditional(with a long history) festival in Britain and other countries in Europe(欧洲). This festival has a long history and went to the USA with the British immigrants(people who move to live in another country).
Why do people use flowers for May Day? If you want to know, please read on.
What do people do on May Day? Can you guess from these two pictures?
On May Day, people have a holiday and have fun. They sing and dance!
People wear their beautiful clothes and dance around a tall pole. Many colourful ribbons are tied to the top of the pole. People hold the other end of the ribbons and dance together.
It's called the Maypole Dance, and the tall pole is called the maypole.
If the maypole is very tall, many strong people will work together to make it stand upright.
But if the maypole is for the children, it can be a short one.
When people dance, sometimes the colourful ribbons will become a beautiful pattern on the maypole.
Isn't the pattern beautiful?
Of course, this dance had a long history. We can find many pictures of the maypole dance. Some pictures are very old.
Maypole Dance
maypole dance
There is an oil painting of May Day. Can you find the maypole in the painting?
Mr Linglish also found an old photo in 1940 which showed the maypole dance in the USA.
May Day celebration, 1940. National Museum of American
Do you know the origin of the traditional May Day? Here it is:
* pagan: 非基督教的信徒或不信教的人
The most important sentence is "It marks the end of winter."
The idea of the maypole can also be used in other ways:
You can make a gift box with a maypole decoration.
Does this cup cake look nice with a cute maypole decoration?
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