May Day

[A Lark Ascending]

Padstow is the place to be:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDcmj3QU0dc

Now that the fun in Moscow is no more:

Ah, tradition.

Unite and unite and let us all unite,

For summer is acome unto day,

And whither we are going we will all unite,

In the merry morning of May.

O! where is St. George,

O!, where is he O,

He is out in his long boat on the salt sea O.

Up flies the kite and down tails the lark O.

Aunt Ursula Birdhood she had an old ewe

And she died in her own Park O.

The young men of Padstow they might if they would,

For summer is acome unto day,

They might have built a ship and gilded her with gold,

In the merry morning of May.

The young women of Padstow might if they would,

For summer is acome unto day,

They might have made a garland with the white rose and the red,

In the merry morning of May.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Obby_'Oss_festival

Clearly an inspiration for Jon Anderson

Edited April 30, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[sidewinder]

Sadly, no hot pasties..

[A Lark Ascending]

Sadly, no hot pasties..

In 1960s Moscow eating pasties was considered a revisionist (if not deviationist), petit-bourgeois affectation.

Edited April 30, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[JSngry]

It's still April 30th here. How come you guys get May 1st already? Is that what they mean by "progressive"?

[A Lark Ascending]

It's still April 30th here. How come you guys get May 1st already? Is that what they mean by "progressive"?

Weren't you told about the moving of the International Date Line?

Here's an academic analysis of May Day:

Edited April 30, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[JSngry]

No!

That would explain all the Asian Singles ads I get here. Figured it had to be something logistical.