1 Read the text and choose the correct words. 2 Using information from the text, answer this May Day quiz. The Origins of May Day Quiz 1 What is true about May Day in the UK? DAY A It is always on a Monday. B It takes place annually on 1st May. When is May...
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1 Read the text and choose the correct words. 2 Using information from the text, answer this May Day quiz. The Origins of May Day Quiz 1 What is true about May Day in the UK? DAY A It is always on a Monday. B It takes place annually on 1st May. When is May Day? C It happens on the same date each May Day is a holiday that originated in year. Europe. It takes 1) place/part every year on 1st May in most countries, but on the first 2 Where was Beltane NOT celebrated? Monday in May in the UK and Ireland. A Scotland Why do we celebrate it? B Ireland May Day is a celebration of springtime and the start of summer. It is around halfway C Italy between the spring equinox in 2) late/latest March and the summer solstice in late June. The origins of the May Day celebrations date back many years. 3 Flora, the goddess of flowers comes from ___ mythology. Springtime celebrations In ancient Rome, the Romans 3) commemorated/celebrated a five-day A Roman springtime festival called Floralia from 28th Ap
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