The practice has its roots in ancient pagan traditions that were persecuted by the Puritans.

In a nod to the past — the very old past — the village of Orland Park hosted a May Day celebration Saturday. The spring celebration can be traced back to Roman times, but the village’s historical ...

May Day celebrations are taking place in the Lincolnshire village of Hemswell.

When it comes to May Day history, you probably know it falls on May 1, but beyond that, things get a little fuzzy. Here's the ...

May Day has ancient, pagan roots, harmonizing with a modern-day appreciation of its association with the verdant, reanimating time of mid-spring. Beltane is the name of the pagan celebration of one of ...

Explore May Day's origins from European festivals to global labor protests and the unrelated 'Mayday' emergency call, ...

May is here, bringing with it more school holidays and bank holidays to look forward to. But before the second of the long ...

The Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County rode their horses down Woodside’s main thoroughfare to kick off the town's annual May ...

Considered by many a celebration of spring days to some, others look at May 1 as a day to protest everything from worker’s rights to oppressive policies to immigration reform. Here’s a look at the ...

The festival and open house takes place from 6-8p.m. on Friday and from 12-5p.m. on Saturday. There will also be a silent ...