There must have been a brisk trade in illustrations of boating parties in the Merry Month of May…and Flemish painter Simon Bening (circa 1483-1561) stepped up to the mark!
Mind you, I’m a little perturbed as to how the good Simon managed to paint the above in 1575 if he died in 1561.
I suppose the archery is taking place in the town square in the background?
And finally this one:-
May Day and celebrations associated with it were a very big deal in the medieval period, and since writing this I have learned much more. I intend to write about it all, although I’m not sure when this will be.
murreyandblue 
The archery is taking place in the border of the image! 🙂
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I was writing about it myself the other day. It was indeed a very big celebration, no doubt people were so glad to have the winter behind them. Young people would, for example, wander off into the woods to – er – gather flowers.
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I can’t imagine why else they would go into the woods, Sighthound. 😄
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