Tim, Ted does much the same sort of thing. He sings "Soulcake" to them at this time of year.
Cats, all the time my children have been at school they have had Beltane off and the schools have been told that it is a religious festival for us. No one has ever argued or questioned it.
Lady P. I shouldn't bother to read CH's posts either if I were you. I always pass them by.