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May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated May 1, halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's Spring equinox and the June solstice. Traditions often include gathering wildflowers and green branches – called bringing in the May – as well as weaving floral garlands, crowning a May Queen and setting up a Maypole, May Tree or May Bush, around which people dance and sing.Bonfires are also a major part of the festival in some regions. Regional varieties and related traditions include Walpurgis Night in central and northern Europe, the Gaelic festival Beltane, the Welsh festival Calan Mai and May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A Midwest tradition is leaving an anonymous May basket on a romantic interest’s doorstep. -- from Wikipedia
