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Vintage is a word that can have several meanings. Its primary definition is "of old, recognized and enduring interest, importance or quality." It can be used as a noun or as an adjective, and is usually associated with the quality of aging, enduring or improving over time.

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Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.  ~Henry Beecher

WHAT'S NEW AT VINTAGE IN MAY

The month of May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It has 31 days.

May was named for the goddess Miai, the goddess of springtime, warmth, and increase. May Day (1st May) is celebrated as a spring festival in many countries. It marks the revival of life in early spring after winter.
The roots of May Day can be found deep into the pagan beliefs in the form of Beltane. Beltane is a Celtic word which means 'fires of Bel'. It is a fire festival that celebrates the coming of summer and the fertility of the coming year.
In medieval times, May Day became the favourite holiday of many English villages.

On the morning of May 1, the village youths went to the woods and gathered "mayflowers," or hawthorn blossoms, to decorate the Maypole.  A towering Maypole was set up on the village green. This pole, usually made of the trunk of a tall birch tree, was decorated with bright field flowers. Then villagers danced around the Maypole, holding the ends of ribbons that streamed from its top. They wove the ribbons around the pole until it was covered with bright colours. The custom of dancing around the maypole is an ancient fertility rite, which is still performed today on village greens and at spring fetes. I still remember my childhood days dancing around the maypole at the little village school I attended.: ) Other traditional May Day celebrations include choosing a May queen, and hanging May baskets filled with flowers on doorknobs.

D.Moss

 

SPRING IS IN THE AIR!

Spring and Second Chances

Visit the Vintage Tea Room

Mossy shows you her English Cottage Garden and gives tips on making one

Help save the Landreth Seed Company.The oldest Seed House in America

As our friend David over at About landscaping points out,no one can appreciate the scent of Spring in the air as much as we Northerners.Here's David's top 10 Spring flowers

And be sure to check out Marie's  May regional guide

And Marie on HEIRLOOMS!

Check out the new section in Mossy's Place 'How do They do That?' and learn how to prepare fruits and vegetables
 

OUR VINTAGE GARDEN~WEB OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER 2011