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Connie Seraphines Perspective -- May 13, 2021 What images come to mind when you hear about May Day celebrations? May Day baskets with flowers or treats left on someone’s doorstep? May Pole dancing, an ancient fertility ritual? Or Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” connecting May Day with Midsummer rituals? Perhaps a Stephen Foster song, “The Merry, Merry Month of May.” Then there’s, “Mayday, Mayday!!” –- a signal of imminent danger requiring assistance.  And we s...

Vintage Views: Looking back at  May Day Our ancestors celebrating the arrival of May. —Library of Congress Our ancestors celebrating the arrival of May. Library of Congress Published: 5/7/2021 2:15:11 PM As we travel the seasonal road from winter to spring in great anticipation of summer, we encounter a period that is somewhat in between. With April we certainly see some of our first signs of warmth, but then again cold once more. It truly is not until the month of May that we feel we have f...

Sara Holthouse CLYMER — While living in the middle of a pandemic, communities are looking for ways to still be able to have traditional events, even if that means virtually with modifications. Clymer’s traditional May Day celebration will be held virtually this year, on May 14. According to Clymer Central School Superintendent Beth Olson, all of the traditional components of the ceremony that has been put on by the school since 1939 will be preserved in some way. The main difference is th...

Columnist Kathy Silverberg writes about the underrated joys of May Day, which has a rich tradition in Florida.

Kim Gaffett Category:  Flowering cherry Photos by Kim Gaffett When I uncurled from sleep this morning and looked out my southwest facing window I saw the day’s sunrise reflected in the sky. For brief moments the baby blue backdrop was streaked with one wide band of peach and salmon, and several more thinner repeating bands drifting towards the horizon. In the time that it took to stretch, contemplate the upcoming day, and rest a few more moments before wresting myself from the comfort and wa...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, I grew up in the ur-fancy Washington, DC suburb of Mclean, Virginia. Except back then, when my siblings and I were growing up, it wasn’t fancy. It was rural. It was so rural that my mother did...

Sunflower theatre earns $10,000 grant to reimagine bowling alley to theatre once more for Peabody PEABODY—The Sunflower Theater has been undergoing renovations to help preserve the structural integrity of the building, as well as make it a functional performing arts space once again. Susan Mayo, chairman of the Board of the Sunflower Theater Inc., announced the organization earned a $10,000 Reimagined Spaces Grant from the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission to install a temporary floo...

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>> o! >> not really. not really. the photos were too expensive to buy, especially after andy used our monthly budget. but this story is bigger than biebers may pole. the internet lit up with glee and talking about the double standard of men. we rushed to defend jennifer lawrence when her naked photos are leaked. we should stop joking when it is over. >> what was your reaction when you saw these pics. this is a hoax. justin bieber paid the paparazzi to take these photos. it is all planned. he is ...

>> not really. not really. the photos were too expensive to buy, especially after andy used our monthly budget. but this story is bigger than biebers may pole. the internet lit up with glee and talking about the double standard of men. we rushed to defend jennifer lawrence when her naked photos are leaked. we should stop joking when it is over. >> what was your reaction when you saw these pics. this is a hoax. justin bieber paid the paparazzi to take these photos. it is all planned. he is trying...