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May Eve

May Eve is held on April 30. The eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere; Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere; Carodejnice in Czech Republic and Slovakia; Walpurgis Night - Central and Northern Europe. This event in the third decade of the month April is annual. Help us Help us 
30 April - May Eve
Historically, Germans also believed May Day to be a time to give thanks and to celebrate fertility. The night before – or May Eve as it was commonly known – young, unmarried men would cut down a fir tree and remove its branches before decorating it and erecting it in the village square. The tree had to remain under the watchful eye of a guard overnight, for fear of it being stolen by men from a nearby village. If the guard fell asleep and the tree was stolen, there would be a ransom to be paid – often a good meal and a barrel of beer.

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