Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-01

these people amid the sweep century events
devote themselves special rites this spring to be no
it, and other things of importance quaint old
Think day writers telling such things however Just
what what @ & of this state have been revived customs @ @ % day IN mum
and enhanced in interest by detail here and there eloquent
obsvances in honor of the Goddess distorted cee
s fairies spe and ens yesnsS Gpe p mpSe ~
That nothing under become an established fact
while today watched the modern festival of May reminded
similar TS w IN hfS % Da 6a%n upon to make the complete whole
Of the ancient nworsp while the May pole and displays
@ Climatic conditions undob SsTf pnufG %nd ma G'O5 ao
Viii celebrations greater being developed in England than
m Es sE e.eSng SHS % g sd dr9g IF MAY 5 @
long long ago. THE May King Robin Hood to bac
tissue her to have white courtpies
with gde Of silver bnegn they to have bords jackets
d during the day withdrew with her companions the King May being
conduct @ S 9S 5sys sv Of 4t1s. tSS ngG BGbos Patton ,
3 @ m his eq d S % n 3 % h uao the sun on May morning and with
tells old English with disregard ohography of one
@ g @ Hy & s nn nS king ne 5 uSTe S "a & % with many %
they passed by the way they eed pany of til clothed all creme
Then them which hing RoDyn Hood came to the Ryng
l once then he whise agayne they ike
% % @ nS n 5 ea aD m w BY croft fa of the head 5 that the
ec rh fso R Gff o and ] s@ thus % fg yn" as
into thhe wood outawe i've
with many outlaws Them E uene e aT ~Tls that @avfnte to go
him she was content then the hGrnes blewe W they
aa and an inner chamber well made flowers swe
Rby4 Hood Sir Outlaws breaefaes very son. and therefore
content with
% were served with and by Robin Hood
Rtar great cOntentacion."
In ye Oden days the all ranks
Bourne tells US that his time the north England both
little midnight morning 90 to some
wood accompanied
@ down branches from the them
,ow They returned home about the time
windows triumph in the fowery spoil
English custom observed in London 7ol
mat going the fields morning bathe their
faces with the dew, believing that it would make them
some derive May Ma, deh writer
curry to whom they sacrifices of
% 3e custom which prevails this Cambridge having
gHe dressed gotese called Lady which
ng to the Maulk for their Lady
me OF May festivals
| were instituted in the Roman Foraa Betne and
% say hy are handed down from Gothic After the long
nations had welcoming
@ sun with dancing and mutually other honor of The usher
& the this happier oths and Southern Svedes also m m &
had mock battle between and winter
o May is supitousy considered unlucky
ea ng transmitted by Popih ancestors
'n'n from the ancients - - -
d mas peculiar customs all her and Germany
suong the date to be meeting time of the
poVldnlg they orne
May pole dance the piest May Day festivities has also an
history They formerly
Drought by twenty forty yoke of
u on the tips of its horns drawing long covered with
ana neros and sometimes painted with all the towns
oo"ng devout attitude up however the people
cup drink to the garands whose hands
h glory Of flowers that t putancal writer was
" TINS custom describing husy ancient heather
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