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some of the food and drink would be offered to the aos sí . doors, windows, byres and livestock would be decorated with yellow may flowers, perhaps because they evoked fire. in parts of ireland, people would make a may bush: typically a thorn bush or branch decorated with flowers, ribbons, bright shells
were used because they evoked fire. [ ] similar may day customs are found across europe. the may bush and may bough was popular in parts of ireland until the late th century. this was a small tree or branch—typically hawthorn, rowan, holly or sycamore—decorated with bright flowers, ribbons, painted shells...
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