Last Chance: Celebrate May Day Today

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Each year, millions of people celebrate on May 1.

Going back all the way to the days of ancient Rome and Greece, the springtime festival has its roots in Celtic and Germanic festivals of old. It is also associated with the old Pagan calendar as the halfway mark of the year.

Traditionally, one of the main associations with the holiday, especially in England and even here in the U.S., is a Maypole. The Maypole is made from a tree, such as birch, and then decorated (often with streamers) so that people can dance and play around the pole.

May Day celebrations are widespread throughout the country and even in Westchester, like this one that Patch attended last year at

But you don't have to leave the confines of your backyard to celebrate May Day. Martha Stewart gives some fun ways to engage in May Day fun and teach your kids a bit of history.

In a 2001 article, Martha Stewart talks about how you can create a Maypole, or assemble some flower baskets to give to your neighbors, which is also a May Day tradition and the most common one here in the U.S.

To read the rest of the article from Martha Stewart Living, click here.

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