Mary Clyde, We had it in the Georgia schools. The teachers made i big deal about it. So many of the old ways have been lost with nothing worthwhile to replace them. Sad but true. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary R Mungo" <MRMungo@Comporium.net> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] May Pole > You know... when I was a child, about a hunnert years ago, we used to have a > 'May Pole' at school and we would dance around it, holding streamers of > different colors. We had lots of fun. I've never seen that done or heard > of it since then. Did any of you ever do that or was it just a South > Carolina thang!!! > MaryClyde > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "carol hall" <lola5341@setel.com> > To: <SOUTHERN-CHAT@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:33 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] May Day > > > > Happy May Day to you 2 Lee... > > > > Did you ever hear of May Apples ??? > > Carol > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: lcbjr2@juno.com > > Date: 5/1/2008 7:12:32 PM > > To: SOUTHERN-CHAT@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] May Day > > > > > > I Wish All A Very Happy May Day ,,,lee > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Enter for Your Chance to WIN > > A brand new 2008 hybrid car filled with a year supply of beauty produc > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno > > com/TGL2111/fc/JKFkuJNznlOTK85EwBjVxasM4u03YPHnBxCHD0AXKaKqiM2xyUPCck/?count = > > 234567890 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > --- > > avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. > > Virus Database (VPS): 080501-0, 05/01/2008 > > Tested on: 5/1/2008 8:43:42 PM > > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. > > http://www.avast.com > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I had forgotten about the May Pole dances. Weaving in and out with the colored streamers. I was in school in the early 40's. I don't remember what years we did this, whether I did it more than one year or not, but I remember doing it. I just thought of another tradition we did. Did any of you put May Day baskets on the neighbors door handles, filled with flowers? I did that in elementary school. Mama had beautiful flower beds and one special neighbor I would always take a May Day basket over and hang on her door. She said she knew who brought it because no one else had the flowers that Mama had. Emma in Ore ----- Original Message ----- From: Belle Shepherd<mailto:belleshep@cox.net> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com<mailto:southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] May Pole Mary Clyde, We had it in the Georgia schools. The teachers made i big deal about it. So many of the old ways have been lost with nothing worthwhile to replace them. Sad but true. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary R Mungo" <MRMungo@Comporium.net<mailto:MRMungo@Comporium.net>> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com<mailto:southern-chat@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] May Pole > You know... when I was a child, about a hunnert years ago, we used to have a 'May Pole' at school and we would dance around it, holding streamers of > different colors. We had lots of fun. I've never seen that done or heard > of it since then. Did any of you ever do that or was it just a South > Carolina thang!!! > MaryClyde >