1.0The Shoebox Experienceshttps://www.theshoebox.org.uk/the-shoebox-experiencesMax Darbyshirehttps://www.theshoebox.org.uk/the-shoebox-experiences/author/maxdarbyshire/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WkTVWrMfMY"><a href="https://www.theshoebox.org.uk/the-shoebox-experiences/may-day-history/">May Day History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.theshoebox.org.uk/the-shoebox-experiences/may-day-history/embed/#?secret=WkTVWrMfMY" width="600" height="338" title="“May Day History” — The Shoebox Experiences" data-secret="WkTVWrMfMY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> http://www.theshoebox.org.uk/the-shoebox-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-29-at-20.04.59.jpeg15361024What actually is May Day? What are its origins? And why do we celebrate it the way we do? It turns out that May Day is actually extraordinarily ancient and has its origins in many different deeply historic and pagan festivals.