#MayDay

[baddywronglegs]

Around the world today, the penumbra of the rising of the first sun of May is lined with onlookers and wellwishers, eyes on the eastern horizon to catch the first glimpse of a new season.

Because in our hearts, this is how summer returns to the northern hemisphere; this sun a baton passed in the annual relay as the south prepares for what winter may bring.

Among our number, where the hilltops flatten enough for people to trust their feet in the gloom, for over a century now morris dancers have set out in the fading dark to dance in the dawn, for the same reason we do anything: because it's what we do. That's all tradition is, after all.

And every year, alongside the bells, a passage from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather rings in my mind.

"The sun would have risen just the same, yes?"

NO.

"Oh, come on. You can't expect me to believe that. It's an astronomical fact."

THE SUN WOULD NOT HAVE RISEN.

...

"Really? Then what would have happened, pray?"

A MERE BALL OF FLAMING GAS WOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED THE WORLD.

And so, every year, follow the sound of bells and sticks, the chorus of voices singing Hal And Tow, and you'll find a bunch of knackered weirdos in the middle of nowhere in daft hats and a chill breeze, but proud of what they've done.

After all, we just made the sun rise.

#Mayday #gnu terry pratchett #Morris dancing #folk #tradition #summer

[whimsigothwitch]

Beltane

Beltane (May 1st) we celebrate spring being at its peak and everything around us being in bloom. The sun is shining bright again, and the days are now longer.

Beltane correspondences: Symbols | bonfire, lots of candles, sun, flowers and flower crowns, maypoles, colored ribbons Colors | yellow, white, green, pink, reds Spells | fertility, love, cleansing, spells for creativity and beauty Crystals | rose quartz, carnelian, jasper Herbs and flowers | tulips, violets, mint, rosemary Foods to make | salad, cake or pie, dishes with honey, breads and nuts. How to celebrate | Light a bonfire, go out in nature for a walk, make love, dance, make a maypole

#witch #witches #witchcraft #witchesofinstagram #heks #hekserij #witchofinstagram #witchesofig #witchy #spell #spellwork #pagan #wicca #eclecticwitch #divination #tarot #beltanefirefestival #beltaneblessings #witchaesthetic #witchyaesthetic #witchlife #beltane #heksentrots #wheeloftheyear #beltanealtar #beltanefestival #mayday #bealtaine

[eliasericson]

may day kitty from 2022 i never posted here apparently. happy international workers' day!

#may day #international workers day #cat #illustration #mixed media #doodle #mayday

[summerwages]

so far so good..

#oregon #well maybe #mayday #early morning

[doctor-milfi]

Have a fiery and abundantly sexy Beltane.

#May Day #mayday #Beltane #pagan witch

[polaroidcats]

happy international workers' day, what a beautiful day to join a union and never stop advocating for shorter work days/weeks ❤️‍🔥

#just fell into a wikipedia rabbit hole of researching the history of mayday #the map of all the countries that celebrate mayday today is so fascinating to me #anywaysss #ramblings #mayday

[liesmyth]

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY 🌹🫡💪

#mayday

[billfinarts]

Happy Bad Batch Wednesday, peeps! One last ride with the batch.

For the finale, I bring a Dino Batch piece inspired by the amazing Land Before Time.

While the journey is at an end and I personally didn't care for Season 3, Bad Batch holds a near and dear place to my heart. Always will. ❤️🖤

#the bad batch #the bad batch season 3 #tech the bad batch #tech bad batch #tbb tech #tech #tbb crosshair #the bad batch crosshair #clone trooper crosshair #tbb omega #omega bad batch #bad batch omega #mayday #bad batch tech #bad batch #dinosaur #dinosaurs #mammoth #utah raptor #stygimoloch #parasaurolophus #illustration #bad batch fanart #the land before time

[mumblelard]

assorted motley or happy may day imaginary constructs

#kitchen-sinks #gentle giants #google-eyed cupcakes #foolish kittens #four-eyed dipsomaniacs #pastry skulls #gangsta deweys #grey-eyed girlfriends #and #rambling rainbows #mayday #north fulton county #georgia #end of messages

[damnesdelamer]

#May Day #MayDay #original #international workers day

[laurenillustrated]

Happy Father’s Day to Spider-dad 🫶

#peter b parker #peter b parker spiderverse #across the spiderverse #spiderman #spiderverse #spiderverse 2 #spiderman across the spiderverse #spiderverse fanart #character art #drawing #digital drawing #illustration #digital art #illustrator #fanart #spiderman fanart #spiderman art #mayday #atsv art #spiderman atsv #fathers day

[slkmoralesblog]

spider-man across the spider-verse posters 🕷️♥️

#spider man #miles morales #ghost spider #spider gwen #gwen stacy #spider-man #peter b parker #mayday #spider man 2099 #miguel o'hara #spider woman #jessica drew #pavitr prabhakar #spider punk #hobie brown #scarlet spider #ben reilly #spider cat #spider verse #spider man across the spider verse #marvel movies #marvel comics

[warcrimesunited]

It's been raining in Manila, hindi ka ba nilalamig?

#art #furry #furry art #my art #fursona #mayday #rabbit

[cupcakeslushie]

Leo might not have got to spend much time with his niece in the doomed timeline but good timeline Mayday def has a fav uncle.

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt fanart #tmnt #tmnt fanart #rise leo #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt separated au #separated au #rise lita #lita may #mayday #my art #ew au #ew good timeline

[smudgeandfrank]

NEW LONG SPIDER-CAT STICKERS!! ❤️🐱💙 Get your favorite Spider-Kitties on my Etsy! Link in my bio!

Which is your favorite?? ❤️🐱💙

#across the spiderverse #spider man: across the spider verse #spider man #cats #spiderverse #meows morales #miles morales #gwen stacy #hobie brown #pavitr prabhakar #the spot #miguel o'hara #peter b parker #mayday

[sakuraa]

Spider Kitties!!🕷️💕

#cherrydoodles #spiderman #spiderverse #miles morales #meows morales #gwen stacy #peter b parker #mayday #cats #spider gwen #ghost spider #spiderman across the spiderverse