2 to 4 May The three days of the Holy Thorn (moon) in Ireland
Espino month begins. In English, said he remembers the desirability of keeping warm clothes until late spring (ne'er cast a clout 'til May is out) does not refer to the end of May but the flowering of the hawthorn (' may '). Castilian equivalent to that in May, up to forty not take off the coat.
In Gaelic folklore, hawthorn (in Scottish Gaelic, Sgitheach) 'marks the entrance of the Underworld' and is associated with fairies. It is very unfortunate to cut the tree sprouted except when it is decorated as the "Bush May.
These trees are found in areas of Celtic mystical pilgrimage, these types of sacred shrubs are known as 'rag trees', for the strips of cloth stretched over them as part of sacred rituals.
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