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It’s May 1
There are many important events to mark
For people involved in unions and social justice, this day marks a number of historical protests which ended in the deaths of many underprivileged workers in North America.
Most of the deaths were caused by live police fire or private security firms hired by rich factory owners or local governments corrupted by kickbacks from the rich.
Institutionalized poverty and oppression, the never ending story…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day
For Celts, Northern Europeans and Neopagans such as Wiccans this is a spiritual day/week of ritual and celebration:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night
Traditionally also a time for Handfasting and other spring fertility rituals
So find someone to roll in the spring grass with and do something poetic and sacred while skyclad….
