May Day has origins stretching back to the Middle Ages and the holiday is one of four annual cross-quarter days in the pagan calendar, marking the midpoints between solstices and equinoxes.

May Day is often associated with the early May bank holiday, which falls on the first Monday of the month each year. But not this year, as the early May bank holiday falls on Monday May 6.

May Day, or Beltane, is a Gaelic and Celtic festival dating back to the Middle Ages. The festival honors the start of summer, as spring is halfway over.

May Day has origins stretching back to the Middle Ages and the holiday is one of four annual cross-quarter days in the pagan calendar, marking the midpoints between solstices and equinoxes.

What springs to mind when you hear May Day? In the U.S. and abroad, the day has grown to encompass a spectrum of meanings. But the themes have remained the same: worker unity, suppression and rebirth.

May Day— May 1— is a spring festival in many parts of the world. It is also International Workers' Day. So depending on your neighborhood, expect to see children dancing around a maypole.

Happy May Day, HollywoodLifers! The first day of May is a traditional holiday to celebrate the arrival of good weather and cheer, worldwide. Click through to learn five important facts about this u… ...

While May Day is marked as a spring celebration by many, it is also known as International Workers' Day, and is seen as a day to celebrate and promote advances for the working class.Many people ...

May Day is a cross-quarter holiday, marking the midpoint between spring and summer. Other cross-quarter holidays are Groundhog Day, Lammas (celebrated mainly in England) and Halloween.

May Day is a beautifully American holiday, one created by American workers, crushed by the American government incubated abroad, and returned to the United States by immigrant workers.

May Day was never just a celebration, a rally, or a march. It was also a day for workers to show their power. And it can be again. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during a “Fighting ...