AS a holiday, both seasonal and pagan, May Day goes back thousands of years. Some remnants of this ancient past still survive: on May Day, French gentlemen give their ladies bouquets of lilies of the valley. In Greece, doors and balconies are decked with floral wreaths. In Czechoslovakia, traditional vows of love are exchanged.
Police Thumb. Throughout this century, May Day* has usually served as a handy barometer of the feelings of the working class. Though the Communists have repeatedly tried to make the day their own, they have been continually challenged in the...
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