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This Sunday is May 1st, which is Labor Day. Many countries use this day to commemorate the labor movement. But Labor Day in America is on the first Monday in September. In the United States, the celebration of May Day is mainly related to nature.

May Festival is one of the oldest festivals in the world. Experts say that in the past, May 1 day was the day when people celebrated the rebirth of nature in spring. The ancient Romans held a flower festival on May 1 day. This tradition has been handed down in England, Ireland and Scotland. After a long and cold winter, people celebrate the beauty of spring on May 1.

In Ireland and Scotland, this is one of the most important festivals of the year. On may 1 day, people will pick flowers before sunrise, go home singing and dancing, and decorate their houses with flowers.

In Britain, villagers gathered in the center of town with flowers they picked. A young woman will be elected Queen of May. She is surrounded by flowers, and people sing for her, hold competitions, sports competitions and parades. People put flowers on a tall column called the Maypole and then dance around it.

In the early days of the United States, Puritans who immigrated from England did not have these activities and did not celebrate May Day. But immigrants from other European countries brought the tradition of May Day to the United States.

Now, in many places, children still dance around the Maypole. They picked flowers for friends and family.

Since the beginning of19th century, Brynmore College in Pennsylvania has been celebrating May Day. Students in women's college pick flowers in the morning, tie colorful long ribbons at the top of the May Pillar and dance with them. In the evening, there are more modern activities to celebrate freedom and women's equality. Countless beautiful petals are scattered in the air.