May Day

How did the Celts call the festival on April 30^th, which celebrated the beginning of summer?

• Beltane

• Samhain

• Boadicea

• Floriana

May Day is a public holiday in Britain, but when is it celebrated?

• May 1^st

• April 30^th

• First Monday in May

• First Sunday in May

Morris dancing is typical of May Day. Morris dancers dance with...

• handkerchiefs and bells

• ribbons and hula hoops

• bells and stilts

• skirts (both men and women)

The Romans also had a festival similar to May Day. How was it called?

• Floriana

• Floralia

• Floripondio

• Floris

Apart from celebrating the beginning of summer and life, which other thing is celebrated on May 1^st?

• International Cat's Day

• International Women's Day

• International Workers' Day

• International Rabbit's Day

The word 'mayday' is also used when someone is in distress to signal an immediate peril. What does 'mayday' mean?

• It is a mispronunciation of the French words 'm'adier' (help me)

• It is the name of a Celtic goddess protector of travellers

• It is short for Italian 'miei disagi' (my distress)

• It represents the first plane crash, which took place on May Day.

Current May Day is the combination of which three ancient celebrations? Beltane, Floralia and...

• Ektorp

• Dockstapoäng

• Walpurgisnacht

• My cat is typing this

On May 1^st 1886, a famous strike started in Chicago. As a result of this, workers achieved...

• paid maternity leave

• a reduced day's labor of eight hours

• a basket with seasonal products at Christmas

• paid sick leave

Which of these things is NOT a May Day tradition?

• People dance around a maypole

• People crown a village girl as May Queen

• Men dress up as Jack-in-the-Green a folklore figure

• People eat May salad, which is made with fresh flowers and walnuts

It is believed that the Morris dance came probably from...

• Turkey

• Spain

• Germany

• Russia