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WorksheetsMay Day
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
May Day is a spring festival.
TRUE
FALSE
The day is celebrated on the first Sunday of May.
TRUE
FALSE
May Day is celebrated with music and dancing.
TRUE
FALSE
One May Day dance is the Queen dance
TRUE
FALSE
The Morris dancers clap their hands when they dance.
TRUE
FALSE
One tradition is Dancing around the Maypole.
TRUE
FALSE
Only the girls can dance around the Maypole holding colourful ribbons.
TRUE
FALSE
Each May Day a May Day Queen is chosen to reign over the festivities.
TRUE
FALSE
Girls decorate their hoops with leaves and spring flowers.
TRUE
FALSE
How did the Celts call the festival on April 30th, which celebrated the beginning of summer?
Beltane
Samhain
Boadicea
Floriana
May Day is a public holiday in Britain, but when is it celebrated?
May 1st
April 30th
First Monday in May
First Sunday in May
The Romans also had a festival similar to May Day. How was it called?
Floriana
Floralia
Floripondio
Floris
Apart from celebrating the beginning of summer and life, which other thing is celebrated on May 1st?
International Cat's Day
International Women's Day
International Workers' Day
International Rabbit's Day
Why do people celebrate spring?
Because nature comes to life again and crops start to grow
Because it's religious
Because they're bored
Why did morris dancers originally paint their faces and wear rags?
As a disguise
To look scary
To make people laugh
