Rain eased just in time for the 103rd annual May Day celebration in historic Fort 91原创 on Monday, May 19.
Rain eased just in time for the May Day celebrations in Fort 91原创
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It was a larger May Day Parade than last year, with 69 entries, up from 60 last year.
There was vintage equipment from the BC Farm Museum, various area car clubs, sports clubs and teams, the Fort 91原创 National Historic Site, marching bands, Thunderbird Show Park, country line dancers, Shriners and more.
After the parade, the family fun festival in Fort 91原创 Park at the corner of St. Andrews and Nash Streets included the announcement of the May Queen and her royal party, and maypole dancing.
A free community event established in 1922, May Day brings together local musical talent, community members and vendors to the Fort.
Much of modern May Day, like dancing around the Maypole, or crowning the May Queen, can be traced to traditional English May Day celebrations that marked the end of the planting season.
In the Lower Mainland, the first May Day celebrations began in New Westminster in 1870.
