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may queen
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May queen, queen of the Maynoun
the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival
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May Queennoun
A girl chosen to walk at the front of the May Day procession.
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May Queen
In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday, and of springtime and also summer. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May Day celebrations. She wears a white gown to symbolise purity and usually a tiara or crown. Her duty is to begin the May Day celebrations. She is generally crowned by flowers and makes a speech before the dancing begins. Certain age-groups dance around a Maypole celebrating youth and springtime.
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may queen
A May Queen is the female personification of springtime, traditionally chosen to symbolize fertility and renewal in May Day celebrations, primarily in Europe. She is often a young unmarried woman, selected by her community or peers, who is then crowned and leads a parade or other celebratory events. The May Queen symbol was especially popular during the Victorian era.
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May Queen
The May Queen or Queen of May is a term which has two distinct but related meanings, as a mythical figure and as a personification of the holiday, and of Springtime,.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of may queen in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of may queen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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