{"id":11466,"date":"2014-04-30T17:37:43","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T15:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=11466"},"modified":"2021-01-28T15:30:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T14:30:45","slug":"may-1-and-the-muguet-lily-of-the-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2014\/04\/may-1-and-the-muguet-lily-of-the-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"May 1 and the Muguet – Lily of the Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 1 is lily of the valley day around France. You may have already seen stalks and potted plants of lily of the valley (muguet, lys des vall\u00e9es<\/em>) being sold in Paris. Originally from Japan, the tradition to offer the muguet<\/em> (moogay) dates back to the sixteenth century.<\/p>\n

The Legend<\/strong>
\nAccording to the legend, in 1560 a knight, Louis de Girard, offered the king, Charles IX, a sprig of lily of the valley as a symbol of Spring and renewal and perhaps from Celtic tradition, a good-luck charm. Charmed, the monarch decreed that every year he would offer the flower to all the ladies of the court. The custom was adopted around the land. That is the story that seems not to have any conflict.<\/p>\n

The modern story varies from source to source, newspaper to internet authority.<\/p>\n

Story one<\/strong>: At the beginning of the twentieth century, clothing designers offered three sprigs to their workers and seamstresses. It wasn\u2019t until around 1976 that the flower was associated with May 1. The flower in the lapel replaced the symbols of the time: the wild rose and the red triangle. Depending on the interpretation, the red triangle either had political attachments or it symbolized the division of the day into three equal parts: work, sleep and pleasure.<\/p>\n

Story two<\/strong>: In 1941, in occupied France, the French general, Marshal Philippe P\u00e9tain, declared May 1 as the “F\u00e9te du travail et de la concorde sociale” to rally the workers to the side of the Vichy government. As a political balance between socialist and conservative thought, May 1 became a paid holiday. The muguet<\/em> replaced the wild red rose, which was the symbol of socialism.<\/p>\n

And now, what’s open on May 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Museums<\/strong>
\nMus\u00e9e Jacquemart-Andr\u00e9, Mus\u00e9e de l’Erotisme, Mus\u00e9e Gr\u00e9vin, Mus\u00e9e de Montmartre, Mus\u00e9e Maillol, Pinacoth\u00e8que : open from 2 pm to 6:30 pm, Mus\u00e9e de l’Air et de l’Espace<\/p>\n

Monuments<\/strong>
\nEiffel Tower, Tour Montparnasse<\/p>\n

Parks, Gardens, Leisure activities<\/strong>
\nZoo de Paris, Mus\u00e9e en Herbe, Jardin d\u2019Acclimatation, Parc Floral, Jardin des Plantes and the zoo, Foire du Tr\u00f4ne (major amusement park annual event)
\nA giant fireworks display takes place on May 3 at 10 pm at Foire du Tr\u00f4ne.<\/p>\n

La Foire de Paris<\/strong> at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles.<\/p>\n

Paris pools<\/strong> – a few are open
\nPontoise (5e), Jos\u00e9phine Baker (13e), Keller (15e), Champerret (17e), Pailleron (19e) et Georges Vallerey (20e) are open<\/p>\n

Tennis<\/strong> – a few are open
\nLuxembourg (6e) and Suzanne Lenglen (15e).
\nReservations only in person<\/p>\n

Food markets<\/strong>
\nTraditional food markets<\/a> are open<\/p>\n

Pharmacies<\/strong>
\nList of pharmacies<\/a> open evening, Sunday and holidays<\/p>\n

The Paris Pharmacy \u2013 Fixing What Ails You<\/a><\/p>\n

For the Paris Police Dial 17<\/a><\/p>\n

Flea Markets and Brocantes in France<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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