Joyeux Premier Mai! To celebrate I gathered little nosegays of muguet (lily-of-the-valley) and tied them up with blue ribbon! The post office is closed for the holiday so I surprised the mailmen with the little bouquets and bottles of white wine yesterday! It was a day filled with smiles, luck (porte - bonheur), and big thank - yous for their hard work! french may day vintage postcards muguet
Lily of the Valley Vintage Postcards
May Day Vintage Postcards
Tomorrow is May Day! Here in France, we celebrate by exchanging sprigs of muguet (lily-of- the-valley) Charles IX started the tradition in 1561. He received a bonny little bouquet himself as a symbol of luck and Springtime. He liked it so much that he gave every lady in court this lovely bell shaped blossom!
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