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Friday It’s May Day and also International Workers Day. Hebe's here, May is here! The air is fresh and sunny; And the miser-bees are busy Hoarding golden honey! –Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907) (The Old Farmer’s Almanac.com ) The history of May Day and Beltane, which I I haven’t heard of before. From DailyOM.COM May Day and Beltane BY MADISYN TAYLOR Celebrate May Day by leaving flowers on a friend's porch Throughout history, humankind has celebrated the transition from season to season. The festival of May Day takes place on May 1 at the halfway point between the beginning of spring and the start of summer and originated in ancient times as a celebration of fertility, life, sexuality, and nature's renewal. Still observed by many people today, May Day has many colorful and unique customs associated with it and is intimately bound to the Gaelic and pagan fire festival of Beltane. Both celebratory rites take place on t