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Does anybody have any plans for tomorrow? I have some friends of mine coming over. Little bit of b-gue and sauna. And of course lot of beer :D It should be nice.

What about rest of you. anything special.

people celebrate the 1st of may? :confused:

people celebrate the 1st of may? :confused:

In here we do... It's something to do with the working class. I know this isn't world wide but I'm kinda enthuastic about tomorrow so I disaided to spread the joy :)

You celebrate April 30th?

It's Walpurgis Night (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night) . It's a huge drinking holiday in Sweden, and we light bon fires. It's all very pagan:

"Walpurgis is one of the main holidays during the year in both Sweden and Finland, alongside of Christmas and Midsummer. The forms of celebration in Sweden vary in different parts of the country and between different cities. One of the main traditions in Sweden is to light large bonfires, a custom which is most firmly established in Svealand, and which began in Uppland during the 18th century. An older tradition from Southern Sweden was for the younger people to collect greens and branches from the woods at twilight, which were used to adorn the houses of the village. The expected reward for this task to be paid in eggs.

The tradition which is most spread throughout the country is probably singing songs of spring. Most of the songs are from the 19th century and were spread by the students' spring festivities. The strongest and most traditional spring festivities are also found in the old university cities, like Uppsala and Lund where both current and graduated students gather at events that take up most of the day from early morning to late night on April 30, or "sista april" ("The last day of april") as most students of Lund call it. There are also newer student traditions like the carnival parade, the "Cortège", which has been held since 1910 by the students at Chalmers in Gothenburg."

I'll probably end up shit-faced myself in Uppsala.

It's Walpurgis Night (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night) . It's a huge drinking holiday in Sweden, and we light bon fires. It's all very pagan.

I'll probably end up shit-faced myself in Uppsala.

Ah, the night itself is the holiday. I wasn't understanding why you'd celebrate a holiday the night before, but now I get it.

people celebrate the 1st of may? :confused:

Actually is the only international celebration in all countries (but not on socialistphobics USA)


And as ever, the celebration will be the great concert of Rome! :D

It's Walpurgis Night (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night) . It's a huge drinking holiday in Sweden, and we light bon fires. It's all very pagan:

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I'll probably end up shit-faced myself in Uppsala.

hehe sounds cool :p

have a pint for me:D


never heard of it being celebrated in the UK though...

It's also not celebrated in The Netherlands. But we already have a Queens day the day before on the 30th of april :)

And our Liberation Day the 5th of May.

The Belgians on the other hand do celebrate the 1st of May :)

people celebrate the 1st of may? :confused:It commemmorates the birth of the illuminati.

hmm may 1st

ill start the cinco de mayo celebration early?

It's Walpurgis Night (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night) . It's a huge drinking holiday in Sweden, and we light bon fires. It's all very pagan:

"Walpurgis is one of the main holidays during the year in both Sweden and Finland, alongside of Christmas and Midsummer. The forms of celebration in Sweden vary in different parts of the country and between different cities. One of the main traditions in Sweden is to light large bonfires, a custom which is most firmly established in Svealand, and which began in Uppland during the 18th century. An older tradition from Southern Sweden was for the younger people to collect greens and branches from the woods at twilight, which were used to adorn the houses of the village. The expected reward for this task to be paid in eggs.

The tradition which is most spread throughout the country is probably singing songs of spring. Most of the songs are from the 19th century and were spread by the students' spring festivities. The strongest and most traditional spring festivities are also found in the old university cities, like Uppsala and Lund where both current and graduated students gather at events that take up most of the day from early morning to late night on April 30, or "sista april" ("The last day of april") as most students of Lund call it. There are also newer student traditions like the carnival parade, the "Cortège", which has been held since 1910 by the students at Chalmers in Gothenburg."

I'll probably end up shit-faced myself in Uppsala.
Damn! Sounds like something I would enjoy! How 'bout I come visit next year? :D

hehe sounds cool :p

have a pint for me:D

Will do! Last year I ended up in a holding cell at the local police station. They let me go once I sobered up.

I'll try to avoid that this year, but I shouldn't make promises.

Damn! Sounds like something I would enjoy! How 'bout I come visit next year? :D

I do have a sofa bed.

It's also not celebrated in The Netherlands. But we already have a Queens day the day before on the 30th of april :)

And our Liberation Day the 5th of May.

The Belgians on the other hand do celebrate the 1st of May :)

Sounds like you have your hands full :D Still you miss a great holiday!

I do have a sofa bed.
Kewl! I've slept on lots worse! Heh!

You sure you can stomach having a retired/disabled US Vietnam veteran on your sofa bed? Heh!

Sounds like you have your hands full :D Still you miss a great holiday!

I live close to the border, so if I feel like it I can always bike to Belgium to have another party :D

I live close to the border, so if I feel like it I can always bike to Belgium to have another party :D

And there is nothing like crashing into someones elses party :D

Kewl! I've slept on lots worse! Heh!

You sure you can stomach having a retired/disabled US Vietnam veteran on your sofa bed? Heh!

Only if you can stomach spending several nights in a peacenick leftist gay activist's apartment. :p

What about rest of you. anything special.

Oh, you know, the usual - preparations for overthrowing international cpaitalism and all that.

people celebrate the 1st of may? :confused:

i certainly do. at the very least i make a trek out to the haymarket memorial sometime near then - that'll have to wait a couple weeks this year, what with the being in idaho and all.

i certainly do. at the very least i make a trek out to the haymarket memorial sometime near then - that'll have to wait a couple weeks this year, what with the being in idaho and all.
Workers of Idaho unite and expropriate the Potatoes!

Workers of Idaho unite

i'm fairly sure that's illegal here. idaho is a bit...odd

i'm fairly sure that's illegal here. idaho is a bit...odd
I read this book the other day called "Eyes Right: Challenging the Rigtwing Backlash" about white power groups. Like half of them where in Idaho. I ain't touchin Idaho with a ten foot pole, even if Napolean Dynomite is from there.
I'll try my best to wave the red flag on my two minute study breaks while studying for my three final exams next week :(

Oh, you know, the usual - preparations for overthrowing international cpaitalism and all that.


How's that working out for you?

I read this book the other day called "Eyes Right: Challenging the Rigtwing Backlash" about white power groups. Like half of them where in Idaho. I ain't touchin Idaho with a ten foot pole, even if Napolean Dynomite is from there.

it's true - though they've been in a bit of a decline ever since the aryan nations lost that lawsuit a couple years back - they lost their compound in northern idaho and the rights to the name 'aryan nations'. but still, too many nazis up here. almost makes me afraid to walk around by myself in my 'smash fascism' shirt. almost.

it's true - though they've been in a bit of a decline ever since the aryan nations lost that lawsuit a couple years back - they lost their compound in northern idaho and the rights to the name 'aryan nations'. but still, too many nazis up here. almost makes me afraid to walk around by myself in my 'smash fascism' shirt. almost.
I want an Idaho compound. Copious quanties of guns, radical literature, crates of canned baked beans, kinky sex toys and drunken leftwinger comrades. It would be a blast.

I will be out enjoying the festivities in Uppsala (i.e. mainly drinking...)... I have already stocked up on painkillers in preperation for the next day...

Trevlig Valborg!

I like it too...it's my birthday ^^

The Walpurgis night is the biggest excuse for young kids to get really drunk we have in Sweden, at this night more kids are poisoned by alcohol than any other night in the year.

I'm gonna party till I can't stand!

never heard of it being celebrated in the UK though...

Well theres always the anti-capitialist demonstraters

Ive heard of May Day all the Commie Liberals come out of the woodwork and hate McD's!
We dont really bother with it but ive seen it on TV. :)
It was today here-Well it think! :confused:

May 1st is International worker's day.. i've got free food and vodka promised :cool:

It is also mother's day out here :fluffle:

Mid-Golden Week here in Japan. The lefty unions usually do something minor. I'm going to a company BBQ.
I have been wondering about fining a small black flag for by backpack, just for funs and grins...

people celebrate the 1st of may? :confused:

I think they do everywhere. Tomorrow is a big parade .

Well theres always the anti-capitialist demonstraters


Thats what i'm doing it's riot time.

Beltaine!

Time for fertility rites and celebration of spring..... Pagan Party!

How's that working out for you?

Well, today I got to see Dick Gaughan performing The World Turned Upside Down and Waist Deep In The Big Muddy live in person, which is a somewhat pasive but exhilerating way of preparing.

never heard of it being celebrated in the UK though...

man, you've never heard of morris dancers? I envy you

man, you've never heard of morris dancers? I envy you

Hey, come on now - Morris Dancers were one of the few groups keeping something like the English folk music tradition alive there for a good while after it was pretty much exterminated by religious music. Give them that at least. Compared to the English the Scots and Irish got off lightly in this situation, and it is not often we can state that, is it?

never heard of it being celebrated in the UK though...


Really -- Traditional English May Day rites and celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen, and dancing around a Maypole. In Oxford on May Day, many pubs are open from sunrise. Madrigals are still sung from the roof of the tower in Magdalen College, but the old tradition of throwing red-hot pennies to the crowds gathered on the bridge below has been discontinued.

Actually is the only international celebration in all countries (but not on socialistphobics USA)


And as ever, the celebration will be the great concert of Rome! :D

ALL countries celebrate New Year's Day on 1 January. :D



PS - I saw the May Day march in Vienna back in 2001.

All I can say is that I now have a horrible hangover.

Happy First of May!

I missed out on May Day events because I was out working. Oh the ironing! :p

Edit: Had I still been in South Africa it would have been a public holiday- Workers' Day.

I missed out on May Day events because I was out working. Oh the ironing! :p

Edit: Had I still been in South Africa it would have been a public holiday- Workers' Day.
Working on a Sunday?

I was in my city's May Day parade! The anarchists and Communists rallied and marched through the streets waving black and red flags! All power to the Proletariat! :D

I'm just upset that May 1st was on a Sunday so we didn't get a day off this year. :(

Oh well, next year it's Monday off!

Well I had fun... Thankfully it is only once a year ;)