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May Day
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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May Day, 1 May, celebrated with garlands and dancing, the choice of a queen of the May, the erection of a Maypole to dance round, etc. Perhaps derived from the Roman
Floralia. The May-game was a set performance in the May Day festivities, in which
Robin Hood and
Maid Marian figured. May Day was adopted in 1889 as the international Labour holiday.
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