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May Day

A cornucopia of holidays

by Shmuel Ross

May 1st,often called May Day,just might have more holidays than any other day of the year.It's a celebration of Spring.It's a day of political protests.It's a neopagan festival,a saint's feast day,and a day for organized labor.In many countries,it is a national holiday.

Beltane

Beltane was a Celtic calendar feast ushering in the start of summer.(It also went by a variety of other spellings and names in assorted dialects of Gaelic.)

Bonfires,often created by rubbing sticks together,were common features of Beltane celebrations.Related rituals included driving cattle between two fires,dancing around the fires,and burning witches in effigy.Another tradition was Beltane cakes,which would be broken into several pieces,one of which was blackened.They would be drawn by celebrants at random; the person getting the unlucky blackened piece would face a mock execution.

In recent years,Beltaine has been adopted or revived by neopagan groups as a major seasonal festival.

Walpurgisnacht

St.Walburga (or Walpurgis),the abbess of the monastery of Heidenheim,helped St.Boniface bring Christianity to 8th Century Germany.She died on Feb.25,779.As her remains have been moved on multiple occasions,several days have been designated in her honor,one of which is the first of May.

This date coincided with a pre-existing pagan festival,which,in Germany,included rites to protect one against witchcraft.This led to a hybrid legend developing,in which witches were said to meet with the Devil on the eve of May 1,on the Brocken peak.The night of April 30th became known as "Walpurgisnacht," and the annual meeting was dramatized by Goethe in Faust.

Fertility Festivals

Some cultures,such as those found in India and Egypt,had spring fertility festivals.The Roman festival celebrating Flora,goddess of fertility,flowers,and spring,was celebrated from April 28 through May 3.

Bringing in the May

In medieval England,people would celebrate the start of spring by going out to the country or woods鈥?going a-maying"鈥攁nd gathering greenery and flowers,or "bringing in the may." This was described in "The Court of Love" (often attributed to Chaucer,but not actually written by him) in 1561:

And furth goth all the Court,both most and lest,

To feche the floures fressh,and braunche and blome;

And namly,hawthorn brought both page and grome.

With fressh garlandes,partie blewe and whyte,

And thaim rejoysen in their greet delyt.

(For modern spellings,hold your mouse pointer over unfamiliar words.)

Another English tradition is the maypole.Some towns had permanent maypoles that would stay up all year; others put up a new one each May.In any event,the pole would be hung with greenery and ribbons,brightly painted,and otherwise decorated,and served as a central point for the festivities.

May Day was also a time for morris dancing and other dances,often around the maypole.In the 19th century,people began to braid the maypole with ribbons by weaving in and out in the course of a dance.Other later traditions include making garlands for children and the crowning of the May Queen.

Labor Day

In many countries,May Day is also Labor Day.This originates with the United States labor movement in the late 19th Century.On May 1,1886,unions across the country went on strike,demanding that the standard workday be shortened to eight hours.The organizers of these strikes included socialists,anarchists,and others in organized labor movements.Rioting in Chicago's Haymarket Square on May 4th including a bomb thrown by an anarchist led to the deaths of a dozen people (including several police officers) and the injury of over 100 more.

The protests were not immediately successful,but they proved effective down the line,as eight-hour work days eventually did become the norm.Labor leaders,socialists,and anarchists around the world took the American strikes and their fallout as a rallying point,choosing May Day as a day for demonstrations,parades,and speeches.It was a major state holiday in the Soviet Union and other communist countries.

Labor Day is still celebrated on May 1 in countries around the world,and it is still often a day for protests and rallies.In recent years,these have often been targeted against globalization.

2006:May Day Protests Return to the U.S.

In 2006,United States once again saw widespread political action on May Day this year,centering on the subject of immigration reform.Various groups and communities,under the heading of "A Day Without Immigrants," held rallies,strikes,and consumer boycotts to support the rights of those working and living in the United States,and to protest a bill that would deport many illegal immigrants.

Competing Holidays

Various authorities have tried to ban or undermine May Day,particularly the communist observances during the Cold War.In 1955,Pope Pius XII designated May 1 as a feast day of St.Joseph the Worker.In 1958,President Eisenhower designated May 1 as both Law Day and Loyalty Day.Each of these were specifically aimed at replacing the communist holiday with a religious or patriotic one.

May Day Bank Holiday

In the United Kingdom,the first Monday of May is a bank holiday.Since May 1 does not always fall on a Monday,May Day festivities have been moved to the Monday bank holiday for the public's convenience.Some communities in England still commence celebrations at sunset on April 30 with processions through town centres and floral decorations.Padstow holds the annual Obby Oss,which is thought to be the oldest May Day celebration in the country dating back to the 13th century.

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问题1：各国庆祝五一劳动节的英语文章[语文科目]

时传祥,是一位“宁肯一人臭,换来万户香”的掏粪工人,山东省齐河人,中共党员,曾在北京市崇文区清洁队工作.时传祥出生在一个贫苦农民家庭.他14岁时逃荒流落到北京城郊,受生活所迫当了掏粪工.他用一颗朴实的心记住了一个通俗的道理：掏粪也是社会主义建设事业的一部分.他把掏粪当成十分光荣的劳动,以身作则,以苦为乐,不分分内分外,任劳任怨,满腔热情,全心全意为人民服务.

问题2：写一篇英文作文 我的五一劳动节[英语科目]

I had a great time throughout my May Day Holiday.

On Monday,I went BBQ with my classmates who threw a celebration party at our middle school principle's flat.Our parents were invited to the party.Everybody was excited about the holiday.I ate a lot of delicious food at that time.

On Tuesday,I went visiting my uncle's family with my parents.We went to celebrate our good time at a fancy restaurant in Shanghai.Later that day,we sang karaoke in my uncle's house.We stayed for the night.

On Wednesday,I went shopping with my cousins.We bought some brand name t-shirts and pants.In the afternoon,my cousins gave me a fun ride on the city highway.They also taught me how to drive their fancy car,so I tried to do some turning and parking.It was not easy first.But I learnt quick.

On Thursday,we returned home with many gifts from our trip.I tried to get some rest.At night,I chatted with my classmates on the phone,and I watched CCTV before going to bed.

From Friday on,I started to finish up my homework assignments on my personal laptop.Some of my assignments were quite boring.After I finished the homework,I emailed them to my teachers.That was the end of it.I started to prepare things for school on this coming Monday.

All in all,I enjoyed my May Day Holiday in many ways.

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问题3：五一劳动节英语六年级作文(10句)五一劳动节英语六年级作文,不少于十句,最好的话把中文写上.谢谢![英语科目]

On May first,my elder brother,grand-mother,aunt and me went shopping,we bought:lollipops,bananas,ice creams,chocolates,milk,

apples,peanuts,hot dogs and so on.

On May second it was my birthday.I ate birthday cake and went to Juzizhou Park.Mother bought skirt,dress,socks,T-shirt

and slippers as my birthday gifts.And we drank some orange juice,apple juice and banana juice.I think I had a wonderful May Day.

I went cycling,went swimming,took pictures.I also enjoyed fish and jelly,sour and sweet pork bolus,fried eggs with tomatoes.

I watched TV at home.There were many sports stars.They were having competition.

I think I had a wonderful May Day.

问题4：五一劳动节英文怎么说

资本主义国家不庆祝"五一劳动节"的,因此

要么说

五.一. MAY DAY

如果你一定要说,就说"国际工人节"

INTERNATIONAL WORKER'S DAY

不然老外不懂

其他几位说"LABOR DAY"的同志,我在美国,美国的LABOR DAY是九月份,如果你对美国人说LABOR DAY,他们会搞错的.

问题5：五一劳动节用英文怎么说[英语科目]

International Labor Day或May Day