英语翻译This Sunday,May the first,is May Day.Many countries hono

英语翻译
This Sunday,May the first,is May Day.Many countries honor workers and the labor movement on May Day.But the United States celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday in September.May Day events in America are mostly a celebration of nature.
May Day is one of the oldest holidays around the world.Experts say many ancient peoples chose May the first to celebrate the re-birth of nature in springtime.The Romans held a festival of flowers on the first day of May.Their celebrations became tradition in Britain,Ireland and Scotland.May Day celebrated the beauty of spring after a long,cold winter.
In Ireland and Scotland,May Day was one of the most important holidays of the year.On May the first,people gathered flowers before sunrise.They sang and danced as they returned home.Then they decorated their houses with the flowers.
In England,villagers picked flowers and then gathered in the center of town.They chose a young woman as May Queen.She sat in a special area surrounded by flowers.The people performed for her.They sang,held competitions,sports events and parades.They placed flowers on a tall piece of wood called a Maypole.They placed the pole in the ground and danced around it.
In early America,Puritan settlers from England did not approve of such activities.So they did not celebrate May Day.But settlers from other countries in Europe brought May Day traditions to America.
In some parts of the country,children still dance around a Maypole.They collect flowers and give them to friends and family members.
Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania has been holding May Day celebrations since nineteen hundred.Students at the all-female college gather flowers early' in the morning.They attach long colorful pieces of cloth to the top of a Maypole.They dance around the Maypole holding the ribbons.Later in the day,the students hold a more modern event to celebrate freedom and equality for women.They release thousands of flower petals into the air.

本周日是五月一日,即劳动节.许多国家都用这一天来纪念工人运动.但美国的劳动节则在九月的第一个星期一.在美国,五月节所庆祝内容的主要与自然有关.
五月节是全世界最古老的节日之一,专家称,在以前,五月一日是人们庆祝春季大自然重生的日子.古罗马人在五月一日举行鲜花节,这个传统在英国,爱尔兰和苏格兰传承下来.在度过漫长的寒冷冬季后,人们在五月一日里庆祝春的美丽.
在爱尔兰和苏格兰,这是一年当中最重要的节日之一.五月一日那天,人们会在日出前采摘鲜花,并载歌载舞地回到家中,用鲜花装点房子.
在英格兰,村民们带着采来的鲜花在城镇中心集会.一名年轻的女性会被选为五月女王.她被鲜花围绕,人们为她歌唱,举办比赛,运动竞技和游行.人们将鲜花放在被称为五月之柱的高柱顶端,并围着柱子跳舞.
在美国早期,从英格兰移居过来的清教徒们没有这些活动,也不庆祝五月节.但从其他欧洲国家来的移民者将五月节的传统带入了美国.
现在,在许多地方,孩子们依然围着五月之柱跳舞.他们采摘鲜花,送给朋友和家人.
从19世纪初开始,宾夕法尼亚州的Bryn Mawr学院就开始庆祝五月节.女子学院的学生们早晨采集鲜花,将五彩缤纷的长彩带绑在五月之柱的顶端,并抓着彩带起舞.晚上,还有更现代的活动以庆祝自由和妇女平等.无数的美丽花瓣被洒向空中.