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Tag Archives: Mayday

On May Day, a Look at Mayday

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rick SpilmanMay 1, 2013

Happy May Day! May 1st is a traditional day of celebration of the coming of spring with May poles and dancing and general carrying on. In Europe it is also a day of solidarity with labor, similar o the US … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Language | Tagged Mayday, pan-pan

Happy May Day, not Mayday!

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Rick SpilmanMay 1, 2011

The first of May is traditionally called May Day and is related to the Celtic festival of Beltane and the Germanic festival of Walpurgis Night.  The English have been known to break out in fits of Morris Dancing around May Day.  In many countries May … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged Frederick Stanley Mockford, Mayday
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