Next weekend there's a HUGE Mayday celebration in Minneapolis. It's annual, the first Sunday in May. There's a parade and a big celebration in a park with giant (30 ft) tall puppets in a play on the lawn. The script is pretty much the same each year; The evil things in society take over, the people call for the Sun to come across the lake and chase away the evil things and the winter. The Mother Goddess rises up to meet the Sun. Celebration abounds!
Usually, 50,000 people show up. There are booths from non-profits, food, Morris dance, martial arts, performances by bands (five stages!) and a lot more.
This year I can't go. I am already committed to help with a bulldog picnic. That's always fun, too. I'll get home in time to celebrate Beltane with local friends, though.
If you can go, it's at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. The parade starts about 1:00 and weaves into the park. Usually, my bulldog is in the parade in her tutu, but I guess that'll wait until next year.
Usually, 50,000 people show up. There are booths from non-profits, food, Morris dance, martial arts, performances by bands (five stages!) and a lot more.
This year I can't go. I am already committed to help with a bulldog picnic. That's always fun, too. I'll get home in time to celebrate Beltane with local friends, though.
If you can go, it's at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. The parade starts about 1:00 and weaves into the park. Usually, my bulldog is in the parade in her tutu, but I guess that'll wait until next year.