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Fifth grade counterparts, delivering cards and flowers hand-made by the youngest classes. Students, teachers, and parents gathered in the front yard of Wakefield and listened to Sixth grader John Holsinger explain about the history of May Day, followed by his classmate, Jessica Lester, who talked about different May Day traditions.
The May Day celebration is an ancient one, dating back to before the time of Christ. Considered by the Anglo-Saxons as the first day of summer, it was a celebration of survival over winter and the hope of good planting and rich harvests.
When the Romans occupied the British Isles, they added their rituals — for them, the beginning of May was a time of feasting and worship of Flora, the Goddess of Flowers. During the Middle Ages, every English village had a Maypole.
Today, May Day is celebrated in Italy with flowers placed in and around places of worship; in London, chil
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