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What (who) is May Day - definition
May Day
![John Collier]]<br />
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For thus it chanced one morn when all the court,<br />
Green-suited, but with plumes that mocked the may,<br />
Had been, there won't, a-maying and returned,<br />
That Modred still in the green, all ear and eye,<br />
Climbed to the high top of the garden-wall<br />
To spy some secret scandal if he might,}}<ref>''[[Idylls of the King]] : Guinevere'', [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]], 1859</ref>](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John Collier - Queen Guinevere's Maying.jpg?width=200 "John Collier]]<br />
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For thus it chanced one morn when all the court,<br />
Green-suited, but with plumes that mocked the may,<br />
Had been, there won't, a-maying and returned,<br />
That Modred still in the green, all ear and eye,<br />
Climbed to the high top of the garden-wall<br />
To spy some secret scandal if he might,}}<ref>''[[Idylls of the King]] : Guinevere'', [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]], 1859</ref>")
![Longview Park]] in [[Rock Island, Illinois]], c. 1907 – 1914](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Longview Park.jpg?width=200 "Longview Park]] in [[Rock Island, Illinois]], c. 1907 – 1914")
![''Maibaum'' in [[Bad Tölz]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maibaum1.jpg?width=200 "''Maibaum'' in [[Bad Tölz]], Germany")
![May Day festivities at [[National Park Seminary]] in [[Maryland]], 1907](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/National-Park-Seminary-May-Day-1907.jpg?width=200 "May Day festivities at [[National Park Seminary]] in [[Maryland]], 1907")
![''Floralia'' by [[Antonio María Reyna Manescau]] (1888).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sketch for Floralia (1888) by Antonio Reyna Manescau.jpg?width=200 "''Floralia'' by [[Antonio María Reyna Manescau]] (1888).")
![Maypole dancing in the Netherlands, by [[Pieter Brueghel the Younger]] (16th century).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St. George's Kermis with the Dance around the Maypole by Pieter Brueghel the Younger.jpg?width=200 "Maypole dancing in the Netherlands, by [[Pieter Brueghel the Younger]] (16th century).")
![May Day festivities in [[Tampere Central Square]], Finland.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TampereMayDay2013.jpg?width=200 "May Day festivities in [[Tampere Central Square]], Finland.")
![''Maibaum'' in [[Munich]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Viktualienmarkt Maibaum Nahaufnahme 1999.jpg?width=200 "''Maibaum'' in [[Munich]], Germany")
ANCIENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SPRING FESTIVAL AND USUALLY A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
May day; 2002 Mayday; National Day of Labour; 1999 Mayday; Första maj; May day parade; Forsta maj; Foersta maj; May Day parade; May games; May Games; May Day parades; May festival; May-day festival; Early May bank holiday
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve.
May Day
ANCIENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SPRING FESTIVAL AND USUALLY A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
May day; 2002 Mayday; National Day of Labour; 1999 Mayday; Första maj; May day parade; Forsta maj; Foersta maj; May Day parade; May games; May Games; May Day parades; May festival; May-day festival; Early May bank holiday
May Day is the 1st of May, which in many countries is celebrated as a public holiday, especially as one in honour of working people.
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May Day
ANCIENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SPRING FESTIVAL AND USUALLY A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
May day; 2002 Mayday; National Day of Labour; 1999 Mayday; Första maj; May day parade; Forsta maj; Foersta maj; May Day parade; May games; May Games; May Day parades; May festival; May-day festival; Early May bank holiday
¦ noun 1 May, celebrated in many countries as a traditional springtime festival or as an international day honouring workers.
Examples of use of May Day
1. Japanese workers marched in a May Day rally in Tokyo.
2. May Day itself will be a separate one–day holiday.
3. When a May day dawned it became an independent state.
4. European markets were closed for the May Day holiday.
5. TRANSPORT DISRUPTION May Day work stoppages planned on buses, trains, metro and trolleys Some public transport staff will stage work stoppages on Monday to mark May Day, the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) said yesterday.