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May Day - New Hampshire Celebrates Spring
      
       The end of winter is here and Southern New Hampshire has come alive with the Colors of Spring! 
      May Day is one of the world's principal festivals.  Like many holidays, May Day has a pagan connection.   The Saxons and Celts called the holiday Beltane.  Bel was the Celtic god of the sun and Beltane was known as the "day of fire."
      For the Druids, who lived in the British Isles, Beltane was an important holiday.  May 1st signified when the year was divided into half; with the other half of the year ending on November 1st, with Samhain.  Celebrations consisted of setting a fire.  Cattle were driven through the fire to purify them, and sweethearts ran through the smoke for good luck.
     The Romans came to occupy the British Isles and they brought with them the worship of Floria, the goddess of flowers. The festival known as Floralia began on April 28 and ended on May 2nd.  Thereafter, the rituals of Beltane and Florialia were merged.    
   The Saxons celebrated the holiday beginning on April 30th. They participated in games and celebrating of the end of winter.  Peasants bearing torches would march to the hilltops and ... more

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