Community Chat

[Carmie]

When I was younger, our church used to have a procession to honor the mother of Christ on May 1st.  Young teens would dress up in white and wear flowers in their hair and the whole church with the priest and altar boys would walk around the block and back into the church again.

I remember my older sister doing this.  By the time I was old enough. No one did it anymore.  I think there is a scene in one of the Godfather movies where this takes place in NYC  in an Italian neighborhood.  My family was Italian and we we belonged to an Italian church.

I think my sister was may queen one year.  I was pretty young, maybe 5 years old at the time.

[QVCkitty1]

We made May baskets , they were little makeshift baskets with flowers that we picked. We would put them on doorsteps , ring the bell and run. 

[OKPrincess]

Yes I remember the Maypole in elementary schools days. 

However I don't remember much about it.

Memories 😊

[twinny70]

Interesting topic.  Sorry I am a  few day late, but  my dh & I are on vacation and I just saw this post.

Our Mom made my sister and I baskets made out of construction paper.  We put in a few flowers, candies and popcorn,  put them on the door handle, rang the door bell and ran away.  

Glenda

[Enufstuff]

@Carmie   That is beautiful. My church was not Italian, but when I was young, there was always a May Procession. I think

that most of us wore our Easter outfits.

  May was always the month to honor  the Blessed Mother. We were

encouraged to make a little shrine at home and say the rosary.

   I had a little statue of Mary on a table in my bedroom, with some flowers and my rosary.