Knutsford May Day Celebration

For over 100 years the town of Knutsford has had a May Day celebration. They have a big parade and crown the May Day Queen and dance around the May Pole. Children apply to be certain characters in the parade and if chosen, they get a costume fitting. They can work their way up to more important positions such as the crown bearer and queen as they participate each year and their families have to help also. The May Day Queen has to be 12 years old. In the parade as you will see, there are all kinds of characters. It begins with the town cryer ringing his bell. They have costumes representing lots of countries. America is represented by the cowboys and Indians. They have Robin Hood and his band, Wizard of Oz, a bridal party. They also have children dressed to represent all kinds of flowers. The little girls in blue were the bluebells. Along with the flowers there were butterflies, bees and lady bugs. There were also several bands and even bag pipes. It was a fun day.