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May Day
 Websites presented in alphabetical order France Ushers in Spring With Muguet des Bois 
 Information about the celebration of May Day on May 1 in France. This national holiday, known as the "Fête du Travail" (worker's holiday), is commemorated by "the buying for oneself or one's loved ones or friends a pot or bouquet of lily of the valley (muguet des bois)." Part of a series of "Paris Postcards" written by an American expatriate living in Paris. http://frenchgardening.com/postcard.html?pid=3104967242182928 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Labor, Society & Social Science Last updated Apr 26, 2007 May Week: The Labour Arts Festival
The purpose of this annual event in Edmonton, Canada, "is to promote the interests of cultural workers and trade unionists, and to bring working-class culture from the margins of cultural activity onto centre stage." The site features information about May Week events and links to information about May Day's "rich tradition in the labour movement and as a pagan day of celebration." Includes archives back to 1998. http://www.mayweek.ab.ca/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Faiths, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Labor, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 29, 2004 |
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