The May Day tradition dates back to the dawn of time.
In antiquity, this was the date on which navigators set sail again.

Among the Celts, it was the beginning of the first semester of the Celtic year; in the Middle Ages, May was the month of accordailles.

Since 1889, it has been Labor Day.

In any case, it is the occasion for celebration.

Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis L., lily family) is a species of undergrowth that spontaneously occurs throughout Europe.

It does not appear in the gardens until the 16th century.

From the rebirth, the lily of the valley is a lucky flower associated with the festivities of May Day.

But it was at the beginning of the 20th century that its vocation as the May Day flower was asserted, thanks to two main facts.

On May 1, 1895, the chansonnier Mayol was greeted by his friend Jenny Cook with lily of the valley and the same evening he wore lily of the valley in the buttonhole instead of the traditional Camellia.

At the time of 1900, on May Day, the great couturiers offered sprigs of lily of the valley to customers and to small hands.
In 1976, lily of the valley was totally associated with May Day and each year several tens of millions of sprigs of lily of the valley were marketed on that day, wood lily of the valley and cultivated lily of the valley.

The harvest of wild lily of the valley is dependent on the climate of the year and varies greatly from year to year.