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Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Mary Jo Manzanares

Mary Jo Manzanares — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:22:38 +0000

I think I’m going to find some other random acts of kindness and implement the on a more regular basis. We don’t need to wait for May Day.

Comment on A Guide to Professional Sports in Toronto by Mary Jo Manzanares

Mary Jo Manzanares — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:21:49 +0000

YAY for soccer. On the list!

Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Mary Jo Manzanares

Mary Jo Manzanares — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:21:23 +0000

I thought – and actually still think – it was a wonderfully fun thing to do as a child. But I acknowledge it was a simpler world then, and a very small town. Maybe it just doesn’t translate to today’s lifestyle. But I sort of wish it did.

Comment on A Guide to Professional Sports in Toronto by Jeremy Branham

Jeremy Branham — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:09:18 +0000

You can now add soccer to this list as well! Toronto now has an MLS team.

The first time I went to Toronto was many years ago. I got the chance to see inside of the sky dome and walked by the Maple Leafs stadium. However, I’ve never had the chance to attend a sporting event there.

I loved baseball growing up but I didn’t know any of that information about Babe Ruth!

Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Jeremy Branham

Jeremy Branham — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:06:21 +0000

I have to admit that I’ve never celebrated May Day. I appreciate the cultural knowledge because I don’t know much about it. It’s interesting to see how other places around the world celebrate. If I had to pick one of the celebrations, I would have to choose Germany.

Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Jessica Skelton

Jessica Skelton — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:16:40 +0000

Love the idea of leaving flowers on neighbors’ doorsteps. Definitely not enough random acts of kindness these days! I don’t have any May Day traditions (yet), but I spent my May Day in San Francisco — part of it in cab with one of the most insane San Francisco cabbies (we’re talking NYC standards) I’ve yet to encounter. Maybe that’ll be my newfound tradition: cabbie survival!

Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Mary Jo Manzanares

Mary Jo Manzanares — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:57:57 +0000

@Gaelyn, And there probably aren't a whole lot of doorsteps either?

Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Mary Jo Manzanares

Mary Jo Manzanares — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:57:25 +0000

@Tracey Rodell, I don't think we worried about stalkers then. Of course, it was a small town and we knew everyone. My grandmother came from Serbo-Croatian roots, but I don't know if that's where she got the idea. It was just something we always did.

Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Gaelyn

Gaelyn — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:40:29 +0000

I remember making those cone baskets and leaving them on the door knob. Was fun to see the look of surprise. But now I can’t pick the flowers in Grand Canyon NP.

Comment on May Day: How Do You Celebrate? by Tracey Rodell

Tracey Rodell — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:14:30 +0000

I grew up with the tradition of leaving flowers at the door in the morning as a child or giving my mother flowers during the day . However, I stopped it when I left flowers on doors as an adult and friends freaked out about possible stalkers or crazy people. I guess it wasn’t as common a tradition in some communities.

Ever since then I’ve wondered if the tradition was more of a throwback to a celebration from a time before my family immigrated to the US. Since I have both German ancestry and Scandinavian… I guess it’s possible, but I’ve had no confirmation. Where did you learn about this, if I may ask?

Thanks for the great blog on this topic, it brought back some old favorite memories of family.

Tracey