Spring Day

Spring Day Facts & Quotes

• May poles are a common tradition in many countries on Spring Day. Traditionally, they were tall poles with ribbons attached and you were meant to entwine yourself with your future love.
• On leap years, spring day is a common day on which women are "responsible" for proposing marriage to the men.
• Spring Day also coincides with International Labour Day and the commemoration of the Haymarket affair and the global struggle for a reduced working day.
• Spring is when life's alive in everything - Christina Rossetti, famous English poet and writer
• She turned to the sunlight and shook her yellow head, and whispered to her neighbour, winter is dead. - AA Milne, writer who created Winnie the Pooh (from poem When We Were Very Young).

In the News and Trending for Spring Day

Spring Day Top Events and Things to Do

• Begin with a night long feast and bonfire on Walpurgis Night. Invite friends over and enjoy the spring night.
• Give a loved one a lily of the valley. In France, this flower was given on May Day to King Charles IX as a good luck charm in the 17th century and has since become a symbolic flower for the day.
• Attend the Spring Day concert in Tallinn. Local musicians gather to create a great atmosphere.
• Spread awareness for the day by using hashtags #mayday, #springday, #estoniaspring and #labourday.
• Cook a delicious Finnish spring doughnut cake. It resembles a funnel cake and creates a tasty treat to share with friends.

Spring Day References and Related Sites