May Day mania sweeps Paris on La Fête du Travail every May 1st when work grinds to a halt and the sweet fragrance of tiny muguets fill street corners and florists' doorways.
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Quiet fête
Place Marcel Aymé three weeks ago.
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Today is Labor Day, La Fête du Travail, in France.
- Traditional muguets can be found at florists, grocery stores and on many street corners -
Today is Labor Day, La Fête du Travail, in France.
- Traditional muguets can be found at florists, grocery stores and on many street corners -
3 May 2019
Market muguets
May 1st is La Fête du Travail, Labor Day, when muguets or lilies of the valley are given to loved ones.
Above: a forest of muguets for sale at an open-air market
Below: blooms for the lunch table; bright gariguette strawberries, back in season
4 May 2018
More muguets
Last chance to give a muguet, a tradition that began when King Charles IX of France was presented with a bouquet as a token for luck and prosperity on May 1, 1561.
1 May 2018
Morning muguet
May 1st is the Fête du Travail when vendors will be on almost every corner selling muguets.
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- Please give a muguet today to someone disabled, homeless, or who lives alone -
Years ago my daughter and I started this up, liaising with local florists
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Below: muguets at a Left Bank flower shop
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