Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

1996.055.118

Title

Baton Twirlers in the Fort Langley May Day Parade.

Date

May 1986.

Description

A black and white photograph of two men, wearing matching sweaters and hats, marching in the Fort Langley May Day Parade. They are both carrying batons, and seem to be in the midst of twirling them. There is the side of a building in the background, with trees around it.

People/Subject

May Day celebrations

Fort Langley established its May Day in 1922, and it continues to be an annual tradition (2003). In Langley, May Day refers to the 24 of May, the date of the birth of Queen Victoria. The first May Day was held in Fort Langley, then the event moved to Langley Prairie from 1923-1957. In 1958 the Langley Kinsmen gave up the event, and it returned to Fort Langley where it was organized by the Community Improvement Society and the Fort Langley Lions club, and finally a community committee. May Day celebrations include the crowning of the May Queen and the May pole dancing.

Superbase See Also: May Day Celebrations - Langley Prairie
Term Source: Warren Sommer's "From Prairie to City", p. 154.

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