May 1st! Kissing Under The Cherry Blossom!

The tradition of celebrating love on the first day in May goes far back into Czech history, to be more precise, to the beginning of 19th century. This was the time, when great Czech Romantic poet Karel Hynek Macha lived and composed. His best work is an epic poem Maj (in English May).

This poem is about a tragic love between two young people and is a Czech classic. Every Czech knows first few lines of this poem. It goes like this:

It was late evening, on the first of May,
The eve of May was the time of love.
The turtle-dove´s voice called to love,
Where rich and sweet pinewoods lay.

The tradition says that on May 1st a girl should be kissed under a cherry blossom so she will stay beautiful all year round. But finding a cherry blossom in Prague can be difficult so kissing under any blooming tree should do.




"Kissing Under The Cherry Blossom!"


Guys, its May 01st! Grab your gals and make this as an excuse... Find out what magic happens when you kiss her under a Cherry Blossom!

Cant find a cherry blossom?

I guess any blooming tree will do...

Have Fun...

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