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the first day of May — traces back to the days of the Romans and to the annual Floralia. Floralia took its name from Flora, the goddess of flowers. It is thought that the Greeks might have observed the day even earlier, but it is generally ac knowledged that the Romans, who occu pied Great Britain for four or five centur ies, introduced the festival in that country. One theory holds that May Day festivals originated in India and Egypt, and this theory is supported by the use of the May Pole, which is said to be a phaillic symbol. The Anglo-Saxons called May Thrimilee, because in that month the cows could be milked three times a day again. In all countries, for many centuries, it seems that May has been a welcome month, since it j brings flowers and warm weather and an end to the lingering danger of bitter cold, which is always present in April.
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