May Day

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  1. 3. the name of the strictly religious people who banned May Day in the 1600s.
  2. 7. the Cornish town that has the Obby-Oss day of festivities.
  3. 9. the name of the Roman festival.
  4. 10. the island where the people wear leis for May Day.
  5. 11. the season that is celebrated by May Day festivals
  6. 14. the name of the lady who replaced the Roman goddess for Christians.
  7. 15. the name of the political people who tried to set up a workers' festival on May Day.
  8. 17. the name of the old religions in Europe before Christianity.
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  1. 1. the decorations used on the Maypole.
  2. 2. what the people do round the maypole.
  3. 4. the name of the act that created the Kingdom of Great Britain on May Day 1707.
  4. 5. What Jesus' earthly father was known for being. He was a ------.
  5. 6. items made of paper and filled with flowers in another old tradition.
  6. 7. the name of the religions that were in Europe before Christianity.
  7. 8. one of the items that the Roman Goddess was responsible for.
  8. 12. the country where Maypoles may have come from.
  9. 13. the name of the musical instrument that is played at the Obby-Oss festival.
  10. 16. the name of the man who is celebrated in Christianity on May 1st.