May Day

May Day was a festival held on 1 May.

Amongst the notable things that occurred on May Day were:


 * 1936-1939 - During the Spanish Civil War, the celebrations were cancelled to prevent tensions between the various factions. (PROSE: History 101)


 * Circa 1970s - The Third Doctor celebrated May Day in Devil's End after defeating . (TV: The Dæmons)


 * 1643 - The May Day celebration in Little Hodcombe turned especially bloody as the village's Queen of the May was burned at the stake, an event instigated by the Malus and recounted by Will Chandler to the Fifth Doctor in 1984. (TV: The Awakening)