May Day Tradition

Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

This Wednesday is
 May 1st
One of our favorite family traditions is 

hanging flowers on our front door 

to celebrate May Day!

This vintage  glass peanut butter jar has a handle 

so it is easy to hang a 

few flowers from our garden
 we have also used everything from recycled tin cans
 to woven baskets and paper cones full of garden flowers

Every year we even surprise our neighbors and friends
by secretly hanging a bouquet of flowers
 on their front door too
Its almost a covert operation we try very hard not to get caught

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May day celebrations were a wonderful way
 to get outside and celebrate the warmer weather
The May Pole was a town tradition
the men would erect the pole  on April 30th
and the  entire town would gather and dance around the pole on May day
how adorable are these little girls skipping around
a decorated May Pole in a field of flowers

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This picture is from a college May day celebration
{Love}
 their beautiful dresses and the flowers
 look at the umbrella covered with flowers and the streamers
so funny to see only one person smiling

My Grandmother used to hang flowers on her front door
 she said it brought happiness
 to a Home 
 all of us grandchildren helped her pick the flowers 
and she taught us how to arrange them so they made a pretty bouquet

Celebrating May Day is not just a celebration of Spring
 in our home
 but a wonderful way to continue family traditions
 of spreading kindness and beauty
 to friends and family
and honoring a much Loved Grandmother
Don't forget to put a few flowers on your front door for May day too
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romantic saying for today

"You called me and I came home to your heart"
Browning

♥
Pam