WTF is May Day?

May 1, 2012 2:00 pm     Posted in HaHa, Homepage Exclusive, Reality  Katie G. - North Central College g+ page


By Katie G.

Today I wished my lovely CC editor Alex a Happy May Day! I guess I thought May Day was just celebrating the month of May, and since it’s the first day of the month, what better day to celebrate it? We then got to talking about what we thought May Day actually was, and came to the conclusion that neither of us had a clue.

I have a vague memory from last year when my professors from the English department danced around a May Pole. Seems kind of strange, but the students seemed to enjoy watching our professors make fools of themselves. A little payback for all those group projects they assigned maybe? Anyway, I thought I would take a moment to actually clue you guys in on what May Day actually is. It varies from country to country, but basically May Day is a big festival with dancing and singing and kids running around with ribbons in their hair. I have been reading all about May Day from the best source in the world, Wikipedia, and I still can’t seem to grasp what the hell May Day is. So here are some good guesses!

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    • 6 Comments on "WTF is May Day?"

    1. jenine says:
      Tue, 1st May 20122:51 pm 

      Second google result. The celebration originated as a labor movement to demand 8 hour work days, and is now more generally a celebration of Spring time, entertainment, and generally just a chance to not work!

      See: http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1894/02…

    2. WACchick says:
      Tue, 1st May 20123:18 pm 

      At Washington College May Day is when students get drunk and at midnight we run around naked on the school's green….

    3. Rosie says:
      Tue, 1st May 20123:46 pm 

      Pretty disappointed with lack of effort and/or insight in this post. Try a cursory glance at Walpurgis Night via google, wiki, or ANYTHING. Have fun.

    4. hba says:
      Tue, 1st May 201210:11 pm 

      Way to make your self look unprofessional, and quite dumb. Its people like you and your co-workers that delay the movement of an equal and fair work day for everyone all over the world. Maybe you guys should stop focusing on your beauty and more on your brains, or just someone besides yourself

    5. Nancy Abdill says:
      Wed, 2nd May 20125:58 am 

      i reamer those days when i am i collage & our friend cycle do this is so cool man this is awesome http://liquidhgh.org/home-decorators-coupon-code-…

    6. Abby says:
      Wed, 2nd May 20127:03 am 

      The 1st of May is Workers Day here in south Africa so we get it as a holiday, but always wondered what may day was exactly. http://onestilettoatatime.blogspot.com

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