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9 Magical Ways to Celebrate May Day with Kids

9 Magical Ways to Celebrate May Day with Kids

May Day is a wonderful springtime celebration that takes place on May 1st. This special day has its roots in ancient history. A very long time ago the ancient Greeks celebrated the Festival of Chloris and the...

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Celebrating May Day

Celebrating May Day

Today was the perfect May Day. Mamas and their daughters wore beautiful dresses, some of boys wore colourful capes. The children gathered around a picnic table and wove together flower crowns. The crowns were made of willow branches and covered in balsam root flowers,...

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Celebrating Spring with the Maypole

Celebrating Spring with the Maypole

Flowers and willow branches were gathered for making flower crowns. The flowers were sorted by colour and the sweet scent of lilacs hung in the air. The children worked carefully as they weaved flowers and ribbons into their willow circlets. My eldest needed a little...

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