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May Day Basket tradition

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If you lived close by I would be giving a quick knock on your door and leaving one of these on your doorstep..... To wish you a happy May Day! I first heard of this tradition when travelling though Mexico on a boat and a group of likeminded women got together and shared the crafts we knew.  Linda taught us how to weave baskets and my daughters and I wove our first May baskets and left them full of wild flowers on everyones boats.    This time the baskets were crocheted, but I have tried to do this every year. This is supposed to be an anonymous gift, and where I live it is autumn not spring, but I do wish you all a very happy spring day, and a lifetime filled with flowers! "You are as welcome as the flowers in May." - Charles Macklin