Maypole dance - Floralia

The beginning of May was a very popular feast time for the Romans. It was devoted primarily to the worship of Flora, the goddess of flowers. It was in her honor a five day celebration, called the Floralia, was held. The five day festival would start from April 28 and end on May 2. The Romans brought in the rituals of the Floralia festival in the British Isles. And gradually the rituals of the Floralia were added to those of the Beltane. And many of today's customs on the May Day bear a stark similarity with those combined traditions.

a curious series .. Victorians and .. body snatching, cemeteries, crypts..

The fear of death for Victorians seemed to be really meshed with resurrection and afterlife ideas.. the idea that burial was not what is should be or seemed created alot of fear it seems..

there are 3 parts to this series.. (though i wish it was more in depth and alot longer..