In the mid-1800s May 1 was the de facto date for labor groups to re-negotiate rates with employers, precisely because May 1 marked the beginning of the summer. Workers were in greater demand in summer than in the winter months, which gave them more bargaining power. Also, May Day was one of the few days workers had off that [...]
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1st Thursday in May If a hermit crab in Ocean City, New Jersey, sees its shadow today, summer will come one week early.
I remember being told in elementary school that we didn’t celebrate May Day anymore because it was a Communist holiday. Not only was this a lame excuse not to celebrate a holiday, it also wasn’t true. In ancient and medieval Europe, seasons were determined not by equinoxes and solstices, but by the days that fell directly in [...] |
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