May Day
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The memories involve me traipsing around a maypole along with what were predominately (entirely?) female class mates wrapping ribbons all the way down.
I seem to recall singing some little ditty for which I really didn't know the words and "faked" it as it were ...
May Day is a holiday usually celebrated on May 1 around here and originates in the ancient spring festivals of the Western European northern hemisphere, Scandinavia, and surrounding areas.
It is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures. Dances, singing, and cake are usually part of the celebrations that the day includes.
Beginning sometime in the late 19th century this day and the associated holiday became sullied by the association of International Workers Day as the results of efforts by the Socialists and Communists.
It seems this membership of something called "the Second International" wanted to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago which was the consequences of a bombing which happened at a labor demonstration.
International Workers Day may also be referred to as "May Day", but it is a bastardized celebration and is in no way related to traditional May Day.
I personally prefer to keep the commies and socialists out of the celebration altogether. Like the democrats and progressives they are a useless drain on society and should be relegated with their ilk to the city of Leeds, Great Britain. Sorry Bernie.