Let's Dance the Maypole -Postcard Friendship Friday #118

 

In high school, one of the most important events, other than prom night, was May Day.  Various girls would do funny skits to gain votes to become May Day Queen.  It was great fun.  The May Day Court wore beautiful dresses with hoop skirts.  As I recall, they looked like beautiful flowers.  It was a very big deal. 

There was the Queen's Dance, where the Queen, her court and their escorts would dance the most lovely dance.  The choir would sing, the band would play, and then the Freshman girls would dance the May Pole.  I remember learning the steps of the dance with multi-colored ribbons, which eventually wove a beautiful pattern along the pole as we danced.  I still have the pretty little dress I wore.  It was the very first "store boughten" dress I ever owned. 

There are so many fun memories from my childhood about May Day.  I hope yours was as sweet as I remember.  Have a lovely weekend everyone, and Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!

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May Day Romance -Postcard Friendship Friday #166

I have lots of lovely memories about May Day.  Sissy and I would braid long strands of new grass, then we would sew the braids into tiny baskets, which we would then fill with flowers.  When I think of May Day--I can almost feel the warmth of the sun on our shoulders, smell the aroma of fresh grass and fragrant flowers.  It was the scent of Spring.

When I was a freshman in high school, our big celebration was May Day.  I still have the purple dress I wore as we danced around the Maypole.  Mom bought it for me new.  For PE we spent weeks learning the intricate dance which left a beautiful pattern of ribbon on the pole.  I have always loved May Day.

Happy Postcard Friendship Friday, dear ones. May the Fragrance of Springtime fill your hearts. 

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Dancing the May Pole - Postcard Friendship Friday #61

When I attended High School, May Day was the big celebration. Every Spring we voted for our May Day Queen and her court.  The celebration was in the big gym, where there was music by the choir, band and orchestra and the queen was introduced with a special dance.  The dresses the court wore--with big hoop skirts--were amazing.  

But my favorite part was winding of the May Pole by the Freshmen girls.  When I was a freshman I was in the group who danced around the May Pole.  I still have the pretty purple dress I wore. 

Colorful crepe paper ribbons were attached to the top of the pole.  As music played, one group of us walked to the right, the others to the left.  It was a pretty dance, where we would dip under the ribbon of the first person, then go over the ribbon of the next and so on. 

The winding of the Maypole was a traditional activity each spring.   I believe May Day is still celebrated in this manner at my old Alma Mater.

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