Celebrate Mayday!

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: kytrad (Jean Ritchie)
Date: 28 Apr 02 - 05:23 PM

CapriUni- Yes. Go to my website (www.jeanritchie.com)and click on the "Videos" box on the banner just underneath the Homepage name.

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: CapriUni
Date: 28 Apr 02 - 06:04 PM

Jean -- Will do! (as soon as I get my VCR repaired... for some reason, the durn thing tries to slurp the tape off its reels whenever I rewind... This just gives me one more reason to call a repairman sooner rather than later) ;-)

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 28 Apr 02 - 07:12 PM

Here's a little info on what that maypole represents-click here And if you want some good laughs scroll down the page and click on funny things. Also a lot of other info at this site. Happy Mayday
Rustic

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: Ian Darby
Date: 28 Apr 02 - 10:07 PM

greg stephens,

Good Man! I'll be in a Stone Circle somewhere on the day.

The 'Nine Ladies' on Stanton Moor in the Peak District is a good place, attracts some pleasant freaks, and I normally hear my first Cuckoo of the year there.

If you're that way inclined, have a look at Julian Cope's book, 'The Modern Antiquarian'.

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: Bennet Zurofsky
Date: 01 May 02 - 11:30 AM

Today is Mayday! It is a day of International Worker Celebration! Tonight at 7 p.m. there will be a Mayday Celebration at the American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark in Haledon, NJ (83 Norwood Street; (973-595-7953)! Appearing, among others, will be The Solidarity Singers of the IUC, Anne Feeney, Paul Robeson and Mother Jones! The Solidarity Singers will also be releasing their new CD "Solidarity Can't Be Beat"! There will be refreshments and admission is free! Please come!

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: CapriUni
Date: 01 May 02 - 01:05 PM

Bennet -- I'll be there in spirit. If only I had my own TARDIS, I'd be there in person...

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 02 May 02 - 05:12 AM

To continue the thoughts expressed above: "Hurray Hurray; The First of May........"

The first of May has come and gone;
When lithe young bodies decked the lawn!"

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 02 May 02 - 12:17 PM

Still recovering from yestedays festivities, High Park Toronto at dawn. Pot luck Breackfast at the Mayberry's, Tranzac at 10.30. Allday dancing/singing/drinking. Barbeque at Bev and Griffs with Johnny Collins et al, til whenever. Up at 6.00 to go to work, yawwwwwn. JohnB.

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: CapriUni
Date: 02 May 02 - 12:38 PM

Our local Pagan Potluck Beltane picnic is this Sunday... On the Agenda: the second half of the story of Persephone and Hades (the first half, her descent into the underworld, was performed last Samhain).

No doubt there will be a maypole dance, but I'm afraid the music will be limited to drumming -- and maybe chanting. Most of the local Pagans I've met so far are really shy of melody ... afraid of hitting a wrong note perhaps. One of these years, I bring a passal of kazzoos ...

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: Allan C.
Date: 02 May 02 - 01:37 PM

On another related thread I posed this question; but perhaps it would be better placed here. With regard to the rhyme about certain outdoor activities that begin on the first of May, (as noted by Greg and Guest among the first posts above,) I have been told that a reference to this (or even a very similar rhyme) can be found in "The Canterbury Tales". Any truth to this?

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: CapriUni
Date: 02 May 02 - 09:54 PM

I don't remember that from the C.T., but then again, it's been a long time since I read it...

Subject: RE: Celebrate Mayday!
From: Dead Horse
Date: 03 May 02 - 08:35 AM

Bugger Hastings. The morris lot to which I am attached will be there, but seeing s how I reside in Rochester, Kent, I shall be at THE Sweeps Festival. If (underline IF) I should get slightly the worse for alcoholic intake, then I can stagger home on my own one....two....feets. + Joe Stead will be singing shanties (no doubt with a May Day flavour) and so shall I, so there.
Seperate thread for May type shanties anyone?
Rolling Down To Old Maywee
Maggie May
Fire May-ringo
Firing The May-retainer
etc.