In France, May 1st is the day that workers\u2019 rights are celebrated and the day people give each other lily of the valley.<\/p>\n
Lily of the valley is a flower adorned with little white bell-shaped flowers and long green leaves. It blossoms in the Spring thus celebrates the return of beautiful weather.<\/p>\n
In Ancient times, the Celts believed lilies of the valley brought luck. During the Renaissance, on May 1st<\/sup>, 1561, King Charles IX, received lucky lilies of the valley as a gift. Thereafter, he started a long tradition by giving lilies of the valley to all the dames of his court every May 1st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Then, in 1889, unions proposed to make May 1st<\/sup> an official holiday, dedicated to demonstrations. Demonstrators wore a red triangle on their vest. It represented the division of the day in three parts: 8 hours of work, 8 hours of leisure and 8 hours of sleep. The red triangle was then replaced by a flower, the red sweet briar rose.<\/p>\n In 1941, the government officially declared May 1st<\/sup> as the day to celebrate workers\u2019 rights but since red was related to the left party, they definitely associated lily of the valley with the holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In France, May 1st is the day that workers\u2019 rights are celebrated and the day people give each other lily of the valley. Lily of the valley is a flower adorned with little white bell-shaped flowers and long green leaves. It blossoms in the Spring thus celebrates the return of beautiful weather. 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