Beltaine marked the beginning of summer and was observed on May 1, which we know today as May Day. It was associated with the Virgin Mary originally. The Lughnasa festival celebrated the beginning of ...

If any one day can attract more meanings than one day can handle, May Day has! Few would think of it as a religious holiday, not just because it’s not a day off in our country, but rather ...

or "labour day". On 1 May every year, workers of the world unite and rally in support of trade unionisation and better working conditions. Originally chosen by socialist, labour and communist ...

“May Day” refers to a holiday that is a celebration of spring. It is observed on May 1, a date we will want to remember, since it is the day Venus will appear highest in the evening sky this yea ...