Quote: "[The celebration of May Day] has ancient origins…. It is a cross-quarter day, meaning that (in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is almost exclusively celebrated) it falls approximately halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice…. Fading in popularity since the late 20th century is the giving of “May baskets,” small baskets of sweets and/or flowers, usually left anonymously on neighbours’ doorsteps…."
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