Happy May Day

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<p>It is a holiday in most of the world outside of the United States today. Posting on CC has made me realize what everyone is celebrating - College Decision Day!</p>

<p>Happy Holiday and Happy Decision Day. Good Luck to you all!</p>

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<p>Just got back from having coffee at the park, kids were playing soccer, doing handstands in the grass. It was a great day! Happy decision day as well.</p>

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<p>We have a beautiful day here for May Day–the weather is <em>perfect</em>! My kids always go around the neighborhood anonymously delivering flowers…they LOVE it! Happy May Day and Decision Day to all!</p>

<p>~berurah</p>

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<p>Yep - it’s a holiday here in Germany. Housecleaning day for us, since hubby’s home and company’s coming! Washing windows all morning.</p>

<p>Berurah - bring us some flowers!</p>

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Awwwwwwwwwww, honey, if you weren’t out of the country, you’d be the FIRST one our list!!! :)</p>

<p>~b.</p>

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<p>And to remind those of you within the United States, today is A Day Without an Immigrant. Those showing support are asked to wear white and not contribute to the economy for a day to show the power of immigrants and their supporters. Also, there are unprecedented rallies and demonstrations going on across America. Please consider this as a way to be politically active AND celebrate May Day :)</p>

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<p>I’m wearing my whites, and will be at the rally.</p>

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<p>Would’ve considered it, but something about a rally on what was the biggest communist holiday when I was born really rubbed me wrong.</p>

<p>/child of immigrants, but from a part of the globe where such connections are still greatly important</p>

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<p>Just to set the record straight - May Day, now known as International Workers’ Day, originated in the United States in the mid-1880s. The labor union movement in the United States is as about as capitalist as you can get!</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p><em>sighs</em> It seems Beltane is lost. May Day (not neccessarily here, but in other countries) is a Christianized product of Beltane, an old pagan rite.</p>

<p>But yay for May Day/Beltane!</p>