May Day in Ireland
On May Day in Ireland, every home would make a stir about, or hasty pudding- flour boiled thick with milk. This is done by the wives to prove how well they managed their pantries over the winter, to prove that they made their flour hold out. They also fastened green boughs to their houses, in the belief that this would ensure plenty of milk in the summer.
The Druids drove their cattle through fires on May Day, to preserve them from disease.
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The Old 'Oss of the Golden Lion and the Blue Ribbon 'Oss of the Institute dance through Padstow on May Day to a traditional verse - but young ladies be warned, if an 'Oss catches you and takes you under his skirt you will be likely to give birth that year!
[center]The Old 'Oss
Blue Ribbon 'Oss
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Wikipedia 'Obby 'Oss festival
