The First of May

The celebration of May Day (the First of May) probably began with the spring festival in India and Egypt.

In England of the Middle Ages the most popular custom on May Day was the Maypole. On the village green a pole was set up with long colored ribbons on the top. The children each holding an end of the ribbon, danced round the pole.

The celebration of May 1 as the International Day of Labor came from Chicago, USA.