April 30 is also Beltane , a pagan celebration observed by Wiccans and others practicing earth religions. Beltane greets the summer and takes its name from the Celtic God Bel, who mates with the Earth Goddess on this day. Maypole dances are held. During May, Hopi Kachina dances are held. Long lines of Kachina dancers, representing many spirit-powers, perform dances in Hopi pueblos.
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Filipinos observe May 1 as Santa Cruzan Day. It is celebrated as the first day of spring in the Philippines and commemorates the day in the 4th century A.D., when St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine of Rome, found the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Yom ha-Shoah is Holocaust Memorial Day, observed on May 2 in memory of the deaths of 6 million Jews at the hands of the Nazi regime. Call 38324 for any computer hardware, software or telephone problems. Call Linda Torres-Gomez at 38065 to make an appointment.