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Spring festivals

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Source: Work cat.: May Day : the coming of spring, c2006: p. 15 ("There is no shortage of May events and festivities across the country") p. 25 (the first dressings of wells occur in early May) p. 34 ("This book is a celebration of the month of May ... so full of events") Beltane: springtime rituals, lore, and celebration, 2001: p. 2 (With the expansion of the Roman empire into Gaul, and the British Isles, various aspects of May celebrations such as the blessing of holy wells are traceable to the ancient Roman festival of Fontinalia) Book of feasts and seasons, 1993: p. 136 (Christian May celebrations in England received a boost in the 19th century from Fathers Gentilii and Barbari, who brought from Italy the tradition of giving special honor to Mary throughout the month of May)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

The Denver Clarion, vol. 32, issue 50, 1956 May 8

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Identifier: clarion_v032i50_19560508
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1956 May Day “Showboat” Docks; Lambda Chi Alpha Wins Overall May Day Trophy. Pompous Ceremony – Margery Reed Cornerstone Laid Twenty-Eight Years Ago. ROTC Cadets Elect Queen At Annual Military Dance. May Days “Showboat” Termed Extravaganza. All School and Class Office Elections begin on May 10, 1956.

Dates: 1956 May 8
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U212, Clarion Student Newspaper Records / The Denver Clarion / Volume 32

The Denver Clarion, vol. 36, issue 49, 1960 May 3

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Identifier: clarion_v036i49_19600503
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A.U.S.A. Elections Today – Student to Select 1960-61 DU Student Body Offers. May Days to Open May 5. Mayfair to Open Thursday Evening in DU Field House. Senior Honoraries to Tap Students at Twilight Sing. Lambda Chi Alpha Push Cart Races to be Held May 6. Gamma Phi Places First in Annual Speech Tournament. May 7, Date for May Days Prom.

Dates: 1960 May 3
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U212, Clarion Student Newspaper Records / The Denver Clarion / Volume 36

The Denver Clarion, vol. 72, issue 52, 1968 May 7

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Identifier: clarion_v072i52_19680507
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Due process criticism unwarranted; procedure meets Supreme Court ruling. Lambda Chi-Delta Gamma win May Days first overall. Sit-iners explain their aims at public press conference. “LSD” liquid really water. 39 to appeal cases to Conduct Board. Physicist to speak on flares.

Dates: 1968 May 7
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U212, Clarion Student Newspaper Records / The Denver Clarion / Volume 72

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