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British Special Days May 2013 Holidays in the UK
Facts and Sayings about May | Interactive Calendars when is .... what date is .... what happens on ..... the date of ... special days in May 2010 May Day Traditional English May Day celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen and dancing around a Maypole. 1 May Well Dressing - Derbyshire Wells are dressed with large framed panels decorated with elaborate mosaic-like pictures made of flower petals, seeds, grasses, leaves, tree bark, berries and moss. May -Sept Early May Bank Holiday (Bank Holiday / Public Holiday) 6 May Rochester Sweeps Festival The Rochester Sweeps festival celebrates the traditional May Day holiday that chimney sweeps used to enjoy. 4 - 6 May Ascension Day (Christian Festival) Christian recognition of the departure of Jesus from earth after the resurrection.   Pentecost\ Whitsuntide (Christian Festival) Christian observation of the day when the God the Holy Spirit came to the disciples in the forms of tongues of fire and rushing wind. It is a traditional day for baptism and confirmation of new Christians. 19 May Empire Day Established after the South African War, and held on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24 May, it was replaced by Commonwealth Day in 1958. 24 May Oak Apple Day (Pinch-Bum Day) Also known as Royal Oak Day, 29 May, the bithday of Charles II (who is said to hav hidden in an oak tree after his defeat at Worcester) and the day he entered London at the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy 29 May ApriJune January February March April May June July August September October November December

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Mandy is the creator of the Woodlands Resources section of the Woodlands Junior website. 
The two websites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk are the new homes for the Woodlands Resources.

Mandy left Woodlands in 2003 to work in Kent schools as an ICT Consulatant. 
She now teaches computers at The Granville School and St. John's Primary School in Sevenoaks Kent.