The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-05-03

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lcan war To be sure u 10 not tho custom Of the
latOn 10 indulge In spectacular obserynncCs oi
/ Dewey Day" but there IL general display Of
he nag residences and public buildings In
lonor Of the occasion and n II fayotito occasion
or banqucts and speech making
/ To 30 nj once 10 the other extreme In cata.
oEulng the functions Of May Day II may be- noted
hat May hay il also moving day" meaning the
/ late on which expire most leases Of residential
I property and when. IN consequence. there IL n
General fitting 10 and fro Of the folk who live In
'ntod houses and In apartments or fats In
'omo communities Aprll a moro generally oh.
icfycd moving day" than Ia May /. but In
most sections Ut tho country the later date Ia
preferred 10 more recent years too. custom has
given October I some Significance M moving
lay. but for the great majority ~ our people who
move only once year, az most May ] stlll has
De cali na q fixed festival for the shifting OF
household shrlucs
May Day ~ O da'c marked Tor ua own by or
'nnlzcd labor not only In tho United States but
pretty much throughout the civilized world In
many cities there are on this day each year
monster pnradcs NJ the union labor organizations
md II has long been accepted as tho most auspl.
cious occasion for innuguratlng great general
strikes In tho various trades. Some May Days
have been rendered memorable by rlotous dis.
1'"re"nee~. oUt dut'uu the past te~ yenra tho Oh.
sorvance Of the holiday has. for the most part
/ passed IN quietly
To all American children May Day Ia nm event
/ to be looked forward 10. There are Mny.pole
dances aud trollcs Of various kinds In the parka
u the weather permits and these are 80 Organized
as to enlist the participation Of tho kInderr,rt
encrs and the smallest children ~ well aa the
older ones When weather or other condItIona
| prevent the festivities In the open air specIal
exercises are held In the school rooms In short
May Day n for tho whole body NJ American young
people an occasion Of relaxation and iollity but
Tor all that there are 10 many frolica dancing
parties and social gatherings on the date there 10
ono dlscordnnt note In the dcarth of wcddinga
May l, and Indeed every day In May would secm
TO be Ideal for weddings. but the old supcratltIon
that May marriages. are unucky rcgtricts the
number OF brides on May Day and on tho thirty
days that follow
May Day. although not always ~ course known
by that name. IL one Of the oldest holidays on tho
calendar In the church calendar tho first of
May N the combined day Of St Philip the APOSTLE
and ST. James the Loss. but the festivities which
mark the day In Great britain France Germany
aud other countries are what may be termed tho
direct defendants of tho ancient Roman Flornlln
and the Drudic fcasts IN honor Of the god Bel
the lanl Of tho Scriptures Indeed the origin oi
the holiday seems TO date still farther back In
the history of India ana Egypt. and In both OF
those ancient countries the May.polo was rocog
niycd and conspicuous emblem
. History relates that the pruda celebrated thu
nr'i N May by lighting immense fires In honor
, OF this deity. and II ia interesting to note thai
Tp
llr'ous sIrnihcanccl Is vet followed by the Irlsl
d ana the Scotch llighlandow. Among these rem
, nnnts Of the Celtic stock the festival ls 10 tbll
4 day referred TO az Botiuc or Heatanc-mcan
ms literally, the day Of nos FIRE" There ar,
, other reminders Of the ancient May Day rites We
10 be observed In certain portions OF ireland an,
Scotland, but these have lnpscd To o certain "a
tent with the advance of time aud the invasion
OF new population and tho curious person VIII,
would behold tho Observance Of the tradition
M May Day IN all ts pristine glory must penc
; 'rnte nowadays 20 some remote or isolated ham
: let In the Highlands
Where the old customs yet obtain all the youth
7 OF township or village meet on May Day NJ
the nearest moor. A round table or altar ia en-
3 In the green sod and the entire company station
% themselves In u trench which Is formed arnun
tho table A nro Is kndled and a custard mr.,
= pared Of eggs and milk huge cake OF oatmca
/. being meanwhile kneaded and baked on the en-
, hers. The custard is eaten but the cake Is merel
/ divided into as many pieces as there are person
. In the company and these pieces are all throw