May Queen
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may-queen-222-3008595
title:
May Queen
text:
In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday of 1 May, and of springtime and the coming growing season. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May Day celebrations. She wears a white gown to symbolise purity and usually a tiara or crown. Her duty is to begin the May Day celebrations. She is generally crowned by flowers and makes a speech before the dancing begins. Certain age-groups
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Female personification of the May Day holiday
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Queen
date created:
2004-10-28T17:58:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T02:21:37Z
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