re: #373 Justanotherhuman

May Day 2014: What even is it and why is May 1 so special?

metro.co.uk

It’s celebrated in 80 countries as Int’l Workers Day, a public holiday.

From 2013:

“The dedicated locals of Oxford start their celebrations at 6am by watching a choir singing from the Great Tower - the tradition dates back at least 500 years”:

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The old religious May Day, though, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Lady Day). Picks up on pagan customs, of course.