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And before May 1st belonged to the proletariat, it had also belonged to the serfs. It was Robin Hood Day, and marked, through centuries, the oppresseds’ hatred for their oppressors.
Forestholidays.co.uk:
” Robin Hood and Merrie May Day
Nottinghamshire has been described as the “May Day county” by local historian Frank Earp. May Day festivities have long been associated with Robin Hood folklore and the characters of Robin Hood and Maid Marion were crowned, in Tudor celebrations, as the May King and May Queen.”
