May Day (May 1st) is celebrated in many places around the world. The traditions and stories surrounding May Day vary from place to place. There is, however, one thing that is similar in most celebrations - the use of flowers!
Back in simpler times, people rang in the first of May with a particularly charming and elegant tradition: they would take all the flowers that they had gathered at the end of April's showers, arrange them in pretty paper along with some gifts and candies, and then hang them on the doors of friends and neighbors as a way of welcoming them into warmer weather.
Of course, it was also a way of letting a romantic prospect know that you cared for her, as boys would often hang baskets on the doorknobs of the ladies they fancied, knocking on their doors before bolting away. If the lady in question caught the gentleman leaving the basket, she was then tasked with chasing him down in an effort to steal a kiss.
Perhaps considered quaint now, in decades past May Basket Day — like the ancient act of dancing around the maypole — was a widespread rite of spring in the United States.
Here are a couple of the Hallett Bags I made using retired designer series papers to create May Day Bags. These are smaller bags that will fit a small piece of floral Styrofoam and you can make your own paper flowers or put real flowers in them to give to your neighbor on May Day. I used the Perfect Pairings stamp set and the Perpetual Calendar Stamp Set to create the Happy May Day tags.
Happy Crafting,
Desiree'
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