Happy May Day! May Day: a holiday celebrating the arrival of Spring, usually on May 1st; earliest known May celebration appeared during Floralia (the “festival of Flora” or “festival of flowers”) during the Roman Republic (500 BC – 27 BC). Flora- the Roman goddess of flowering plants. Modern-day May Day celebrations occur in Europe and North America, and usually include dancing around a maypole and crowning the May Queen or Queen of May.
The Queen of May- American yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea), currently in full blossom and performing throughout Nashville on this May Day 2020, a year that really has been a festival of flowers thus far.
