Maypole Dancing

The May Day holiday is celebrated on May 1st. A traditional way to be festive is to dance around the Maypole in honor of the Summer Equinox.

Put some flowers in your hair and gather around the Maypole today. All together now:

This of course should not be confused with Basic Pole Dancing exercises. Click here if you’re interested anyway.

Emergency Code Word

Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications.

I tested this out once when I was a little kid riding along in my dad’s dump truck. The construction convoy stopped on the side of the road for some snacks at the Circle K. I decided it was a great time to have some CB radio fun.

I yelled into the transmitter, “Breaker Breaker Mayday Mayday!”

It worked sending more than a few truck drivers over in dismay. My dad was not so thrilled.

Genevieve the Dump Truck & Suzanne age 6

Mayday the Band

There are quite a few bands called Mayday. An indy rock band, a hip hop band and the one that I like the best is a Taiwanese Band. I’d like to find out why the biggest band in Taiwan is named Mayday. Anyone?

I dig the intro on their site, check it out by clicking here:

International Workers Day

May Day is also known as International Workers Day. Some may be dancing around Maypoles and making flower baskets while others are celebrating the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. Organized street demonstrations and marches by millions of working people are held throughout many countries of the world.

Find out more about the origins of May Day and the 8-hour day by clicking here.

Wolverine

So what does the X-Men character Wolverine have to do with May Day? Many comic book enthusiasts will be celebrating this May Day by watching the movie Wolverine on opening day May 1st.

What will you be doing this May Day weekend?