From: utzoo!decvax!minow
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: re: re: Gregorian Great Circle
Article-I.D.: decvax.314
Posted: Tue Oct 26 18:11:06 1982
Received: Wed Oct 27 09:11:32 1982
References: ubc-visi.160

Marc Majka "not afraid to name a month afer me" asked for derivations
of the other months.  Sorry to ruin his dreams, but the month of May
derives from a Scandinavian word that became "maja" in Swedish.  The
meaning is "to clothe" -- this is the month that, in Scandinavia, the
trees are clothed with leaves.

The maypole has the same derivation: clothed in garlands of flowers and
leaves.

In Sweden and Finland, by the way, the maypole is raised on midsummer's
eve.

Martin Minow
decvax!minow