Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

1993.005.012

Title

Best entry in Langley May Day parade trophy.

Description

Trophy with a wooden base and two wooden columns with a platform on top; there is a man holding a laurel wreath on top and a man in a similar pose on top of a cup between the two columns. This trophy was given out annually for the best entry in the Langley May Day Parade until 1971, and was sponsored by MacDonald Heating and Supply Ltd.

Materials/Support

Wood/metal

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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